Backun Model BCLBESSC-SKG 'Essence' Bb Clarinet in Cocobolo
Backun BCLBESSC-SKG Essence Bb Clarinet Overview
The Backun BCLBESSC-SKG Essence is a brand new Bb clarinet built to deliver modern French-style clarity with a resonant, centered tonal core and consistent intonation. Designed through hands-on testing with Backun Artists across North America, Asia, and Europe, the Essence combines a premium unstained cocobolo body with carbon fibre middle joints, Backun’s precision-machined taper and scale bore, and handcrafted key work modeled after Backun Custom Clarinets.
Backun BCLBESSC-SKG Essence Bb Clarinet Specifications
- Key: Bb
- Body material: Premium, unstained exotic hardwood (cocobolo)
- Approx. weight: 810 g
- Bore/taper: Essence precision-machined taper with Backun Scale bore
- Tone holes: Essence sculpted undercut and overcut tone holes
- Middle joints: Carbon fiber middle joints with multi-material tenons
- Keywork: Drop-forged and hardened; triple-strike silver plating
- Mechanism: Enhanced left-hand mechanism; Removable left-hand Ab/Eb key; Inline trill keys; Advanced adjustment screws for micro tuning
- Springs: Hardened blue steel springs
- Pads: Custom black leather pads; custom register pad with voicing pin
- Thumb rest: Newly designed adjustable ergonomic thumb rest with neck strap ring
- Barrels and bell: Includes Essence 66 mm and 65 mm barrels; Essence bell with sculpted metal rings
- Finish: Cocobolo wood body with silver-plated keywork and gold plated posts
- Case: Custom Backun backpack case with memory foam
- Accessories: Boveda pack, polishing cloth, cork grease, Backun warranty card (mouthpiece not included)
Condition & Setup
Brand new. This clarinet is professionally inspected, set up, and play-tested by our shop to confirm correct mechanical regulation, pad seal, and intonation reference before shipping.
Who the Essence Bb Clarinet Is For
The Backun Essence is a French-style Bb clarinet designed for serious students, advancing players, and working professionals who want a clear, responsive instrument with a rich tonal core and dependable intonation. Its design focuses on fast response and resonance while keeping the instrument light in the hands, making it well-suited to long rehearsals, orchestral and wind ensemble work, and detailed chamber playing.
What distinguishes the Essence within Backun’s lineup is that it carries Custom-clarinet-inspired key work and refined acoustic design into a more accessible series, including Essence barrels and bell with sculpted metal rings for easy projection of warmth and brilliance. If ordered with the Automatic Low F Vent, the instrument corrects low F tuning without requiring an extra key, helping players maintain pitch stability across registers in demanding repertoire.
Common Questions About the Backun BCLBESSC-SKG
Is the Backun Essence suitable for professional use?
Yes. The Essence is built with professional features including a precision-machined taper and Backun Scale bore, sculpted tone holes, drop-forged silver-plated keywork, and black leather pads, supporting consistent response and intonation for advanced performance settings.
How does cocobolo wood compare to grenadilla in the sound of the Essence clarinet?
Cocobolo clarinets differ from traditional grenadilla models primarily in density, resonance, and aesthetic character. Cocobolo—a Central American rosewood—is slightly less dense than grenadilla (African blackwood), often producing a warmer, more complex tonal color with a broader, more vibrant core and a bit more natural projection. Players sometimes describe cocobolo instruments as feeling more “alive” under the fingers, with a quicker response and greater flexibility in color. Visually, cocobolo stands out for its striking reddish-brown hues and dramatic grain patterns, in contrast to the uniform dark appearance of grenadilla.
What is included with the Backun BCLBESSC-SKG Essence?
It includes an Essence 65 mm barrel, Essence 66 mm barrel, Essence bell, a Custom Backun backpack case with memory foam, a Boveda pack, polishing cloth, cork grease, and a Backun warranty card. Mouthpiece is not included.
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We warranty every item we sell to be free of mechanical defects. If you find an issue with your purchase, please contact us. We will either reimburse you to have any minor repairs completed by your local repair shop, or we will send you a label to cover all return postage charges so that we can either repair your instrument, exchange your instrument, or issue you a refund for your instrument. We stand behind our products, and we truly want you to be happy.
Please note that if you simply change your mind about the purchase of an item - if you find that it's just not the one for you - you are still entitled to a full refund. We do not routinely charge a restocking fee; however, you will be responsible for the expense involved in shipping the item back to us if you have not purchased free returns through Redo at checkout. (Redo is available for domestic sales in the US only - international customers will be responsible for return shipping). Upon receipt of your return, our technicians will go over the instrument to ensure everything is in the same condition in which it was sold. Damage to the instrument, missing accessories, or unauthorized alterations/repairs may affect your refund. Your refund will be processed within 5 business days of our receipt of your return.
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BRAND NEW ITEMS are covered by the full manufacturer’s warranty unless specifically noted otherwise. Please check individual makers for terms and conditions.
USED and OPEN BOX ITEMS include a two-year warranty serviced through our in-house repair shop. We guarantee that every instrument we sell is free of mechanical defects.
PLEASE NOTE: Warranty does not cover the following:
- Damage, deterioration or malfunction resulting from accident, negligence, misuse, abuse, operation or failure to follow instructions according to the Owner’s Manual for this product
- Any unit which has been altered or on which the serial number has been defaced, modified or removed
- Normal wear and any periodic maintenance
- Deterioration due to perspiration, corrosive atmosphere or other external causes such as extremes in temperature or humidity
- Lacquer or plating finish wear
- Springs, pads and felt parts
HISTORIC ITEMS have not been serviced in our shop and do not include a warranty.
HOW TO USE YOUR WARRANTY
Contact [email protected] attaching photos of the affected item, so that we we may determine the best course of action:
(For larger repairs) Receive a free mailing label to send the instrument back to us for repair. We will address any technical problems in our shop and send you back your horn free of charge.
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(For small repairs) Bring your instrument to a trusted local shop for a quote, and we will reimburse you their nominal shop fee to fix it at their location.