Backun Protégé Bb Clarinet Overview

The Backun Protégé BCLBPROTG-SK is an intermediate Bb clarinet designed for advancing players who want a step toward higher-level clarinet performance while staying within a practical, student-to-collegiate price range. Backun positions the Protégé for serious students preparing for college, as well as teachers and doublers who need a dependable second instrument, with a grenadilla body, silver-plated keywork, undercut tone holes, a New Traditional Barrel, and a Backun Bell. This instrument offers that established Protégé configuration in a pre-owned clarinet that has been professionally serviced, set up, and play-tested by The Mighty Quinn Brass and Winds.

Backun Protégé Bb Clarinet Specifications

• Instrument Type: Bb clarinet
• Model: Protégé BCLBPROTG-SK
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Body Material: Grenadilla
• Key Plating: Silver
• Barrel: 65 mm barrel
• Bell Material: Grenadilla
• Case: Fitted Backun soft case
• Accessories: Cork grease and swab

Condition & Setup

This floor model clarinet is in excellent playing order and has been professionally serviced, set up, and play-tested by The Mighty Quinn Brass and Winds. The dark grenadilla body shows numerous light surface scratches, scuffs, and rub marks, particularly around the bell, barrel, and joint areas. The silver-plated keywork is bright and complete, and the visible tenon corks are present. The included set consists of the fitted Backun soft case, one 65 mm barrel, cork grease, and swab; mouthpiece, cap, and ligature are not included.

Who the Protégé Bb Clarinet Is For

The Protégé is well suited to advancing students, college-bound clarinetists, private teachers, and woodwind doublers who want a wooden Backun clarinet with a focused, responsive playing concept without moving into Backun's custom professional series. Its grenadilla construction and Backun acoustic design make it a strong fit for concert band, youth orchestra, collegiate ensemble work, private study, and serious doubling where consistency and a refined tonal center matter.

Common Questions About the Backun Protégé

How does the Protégé fit within Backun's clarinet lineup?

The Protégé sits above Backun's earlier student-oriented models and below the company's professional and custom clarinet lines. It is intended as a higher-level performance instrument for serious students, teachers, and doublers.

What does the grenadilla body contribute?

Grenadilla is a traditional clarinet body material valued for tonal depth, stability of response, and the ability to support a centered sound across registers. For advancing players, it offers a more refined acoustic platform than a synthetic student clarinet.

How is BCLBPROTG-SK different from other Protégé variants?

BCLBPROTG-SK is the grenadilla Protégé Bb clarinet with silver-plated keywork. Backun also lists separate Protégé variants with a left Eb key and gold-post configurations.

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