Best Buffet Crampon Prodige Bb-Clarinet 18/6 Alternatives

Based on 3 reviews

Over 60 years I've owned many top clarinets and I still love my Festival and R13. I also have two other ABS models and a top of the range ebonite. But this one is something else, for all kinds of jazz; it has a beautiful tone, volume, projection, fluency and an expressive capability I've never experienced even with grenadilla. I haven't had it long enough to be sure of its long-haul quality, but it came beautifully set up. This is my first review of anything; I just had to tell you guys.

Based on 2 reviews

I'm a masters in clarinet, learned on a RC. This instrument is shockingly well tuned and the sound is even throughout the instrument. It's more centered than previous RC line instruments, the Legende reminds me of the sound of german bore clarinets. The keywork is definately more comfortable than previous Buffet models. The only complaint I have are some of the mechanical aspects of the instrument. I need to take it to the technician every 3rd month to eliminate rattles and I think there could be more robust ways of aproaching the construction of the instrument to make it need less maintainance.

Based on 1 reviews

This is a very well finished instrument with a good tone. It was quite difficult to assemble first time as the various parts were very tight fitting despite the generous use of cork grease. I would urge buyers to be careful not to damage the instrument whilst assembling.

Based on 1 reviews

Standard (I mean very good) Yamaha quality. It is not exceptional instrument but it is very good in every aspect. Used only with Yamaha 4C mouthpiece and to my taste sound could be darker. On other hand it is very well balance instrument - just the middle spectrum.

Based on 19 reviews

I am a complete beginner to the clarinet and I'm very happy with this instrument. I couldn't get it to make a sound at first but a quick Google search showed me what I needed to do. I'm far from a teenager so I would imagine that learning an instrument is much easier when you are young but I'm very happy with my progress so far :-). When I can manage to blow it correctly, the instrument has a lovely deep rich tone and my step-mum actually thought it was made from wood it looks that good. I want to mount it on the wall for storage, it looks that pretty :-).

Based on 8 reviews

Me and my clarinet teacher discovered that the lever on the upper joint that you press to play A note is positioned too far from the body, making it very uncomfortable to quickly reposition your left index finger from F# note to A note. We compared this lever with other clarinets (both cheaper and more expensive than this one) and none of them had this issue. On these other clarinets my index finger can just slide from F# hole to an A lever without any issue, while on Prodige I have to raise it a bit (and that will result in clarinet playing short G note) and then press the A lever. This lever position makeы playing the clarinet pretty much uncomfortable. Certainly I struggle with fast playing when the melody has an A note of 1st octave (concert G since this is a Bb transposing instrument)...

Based on 8 reviews

Bought this as a present for my bf who played clarinet as a child and he is so happy with it. He played it straight away and it sounded beautiful. All the accessories are great too, even the little bag it comes in! A beautiful instrument, perfect for anyone new or picking it back up after a long time.