The Backun Protégé is an established intermediate Bb clarinet designed to introduce advancing musicians to Backun's higher-level approach to wooden clarinet design. Positioned between student instruments and Backun's professional clarinet families, it is a thoughtful choice for players seeking a grenadilla instrument with refined keywork and useful performance-oriented features.

• Instrument Type: Bb clarinet
• Model: Protégé BCLBPROTG-SKGE
• Key: Bb
• Body Material: Grenadilla
• Keywork: Silver-plated keys with gold posts
• Auxiliary Key: Left-hand Eb key
• Barrel: One 65 mm barrel
• Case: Backun padded zippered case with backpack straps

Brand new with full manufacturer's warranty. This clarinet has been professionally serviced, set up, and play-tested by The Mighty Quinn Brass and Winds. The grenadilla components, silver-plated keywork, gold posts, joint corks, and padded case are in excellent cosmetic condition. The case and one 65 mm barrel are included; a mouthpiece, ligature, and cap are not included.

The Protégé is suited to advancing students, collegiate musicians, teachers, and serious doublers who want a grenadilla Bb clarinet before moving into Backun's professional range. Its left-hand Eb key provides additional fingering flexibility in technical passages, while the intermediate design makes it appropriate for concert band, chamber music, lessons, and ensemble performance.

The Protégé is Backun's intermediate wooden Bb clarinet. It provides a step into higher-level performance and sits below professional families such as the Q Series.

The left-hand Eb key provides an alternate way to operate the Eb and Ab mechanism. This can improve fingering flexibility in passages where the standard right-hand fingering is less convenient.

This configuration combines silver-plated keys with contrasting gold posts. The gold posts distinguish the hardware package, while the left-hand Eb key adds a practical fingering option.

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