BB Standard Clarinet by SML Paris | CL400 | Suitable for Beginners
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BB Standard Clarinet Suitable for Beginners by SML Paris
This standard clarinet CL400 in B flat (Bb) from the French manufacturer SML Paris has 17 keys and 6 rings. The keys are nickel-silver. Light as an instrument, this clarinet CL400 has a resin body, it is easy to play and is extremely suitable for beginners.
This clarinet has a clear and expressive sound. CL400 has a dense timbre and is used in various music genres - from Bulgarian folk music to jazz and orchestral performances.
The CL400 from SML Paris comes with a backpack case and a maintenance kit so you can take proper care of your new wooden wind instrument.
CL400 by SML Paris Key Features
•Bb key
•Resin Body
•Silver plated keys
•Boehm system
•17keys - 6 rings
•Soft case backpack + BG kit + maintenance kit
Technical parameters
Parameters | Length L (mm) | Width W (mm) | Height H (mm) | Weight Wt (kg) |
Product | 380 | 140 | 260 | 1.8 |
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About B♭ Clarinet
The clarinet in B flat style brings great strength and power of the solo in the performances on stage and in the orchestra. In B flat, the clarinet is one of the most portable instruments in the orchestra. This clarinet is considered standard. Its range is from D on a small octave to F on a third octave. It is made of various wood materials such as Ebonies, African Blackwood, Coconut wood.
More About Clarinet
This unique wooden wind instrument has about 12 variations and, although in the time of the great composers it was also used in C key, nowadays the clarinet is used in B or A key. There are almost no unattainable goals for it. Participates both in solo and along with other orchestral instruments.
Along with the flute and even surpassing it in legato, the clarinet has a rich history and practice in orchestral music. This incomparable instrument is ideal for wide melodic lines, expressive, with soft sound and tonal volume with wide possibilities - from E on low to A on fourth octave (it is possible to reach C on a fourth).
The clarinet plays in combination with other orchestral instruments and thanks to its larger register, it is the star on stage and takes the solo or lead role. It is a suitable instrument both for performances in an orchestra and for solo performances in swing jazz, and it is great when playing Bulgarian folk music.
Characteristic of the clarinet are the expressiveness, sonority, soft tone, universality.
About SML Paris
SML Paris is a renowned manufacturer of high quality wind instruments. Established in Paris in 1935, SML Paris has a complete range of wind instruments to suit musicians at various stages of the careers from entry level to professionals. SML Paris instruments can be found in concert halls and music schools around the world thanks to their excellent reputation for great quality and playability.