Backun BCLBESSG-SK-FV Bb Clarinet in Grenadilla Overview
The Backun BCLBESSG-SK-FV Essence is a French-style Bb clarinet built to prioritize clarity, centered tone, and modern mechanical efficiency in a lighter, highly responsive platform. Designed from years of testing with Backun Artists across North America, Asia, and Europe and introduced for Backun’s 25th Anniversary, the Essence combines an updated Backun Scale bore with precision machining, sculpted tone holes, and Custom-style handcrafted keywork to deliver a resonant tonal core and dependable intonation for serious performance and study.
Backun BCLBESSG-SK-FV Bb Clarinet in Grenadilla Specifications
- Key: Bb
- Body: Premium, unstained exotic hardwood (grenadilla)
- Approx. weight: 810 g
- Bore: Essence precision machined taper with Backun Scale bore
- Tone holes: Essence sculpted undercut and overcut tone holes
- Keywork: Drop-forged and hardened with triple-strike silver plating
- Mechanism: Automatic Low F Vent (corrects low F tuning without an additional key)
- Joints/tenons: Carbon fibre middle joints with multi-material tenons
- Barrels and bell: Includes Essence 66 mm and 65 mm barrels; Essence bell with sculpted metal rings
- Pads: Custom black leather pads; custom register pad with voicing pin
- 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 with full manufacturer's warranty. This instrument is professionally inspected, set up, and play-tested by our technicians to confirm seal, regulation, and keywork function prior to shipment.
Who the BCLBESSG-SK-FV Bb Clarinet Is For
The Backun Essence BCLBESSG-SK-FV is a modern French-style Bb clarinet for advancing students, pre-professional players, and working musicians who want a clear, resonant sound with secure intonation and contemporary mechanism design. Its design goal is “clarity, reimagined”: a lighter feel in the hands paired with a bold, projecting tonal core that still supports refined color and dynamic control.
What distinguishes the Essence within Backun’s lineup is how it delivers Custom-style keywork and performance-focused engineering in a more accessible format. The enhanced left-hand mechanism (including a removable left-hand Ab/Eb key), inline trill keys with hardened blue steel springs, and micro-adjustment screws support clean technique and precise regulation, while the Automatic Low F Vent targets one of the most common tuning problem notes for Bb clarinet. The included 65 mm and 66 mm Essence barrels and the Essence bell with sculpted metal rings provide practical flexibility for response, pitch, and projection across different rooms and repertoire.
Common Questions About the Backun BCLBESSG-SK-FV
What does the Automatic Low F Vent do on the Essence clarinet?
The Automatic Low F Vent is a built-in mechanism that corrects low F tuning automatically, helping keep pitch stable across registers without requiring the player to use an additional manual vent key.
Is the Backun Essence appropriate for professional use?
Yes. The Essence is designed as a professional-capable French-style Bb clarinet, with drop-forged hardened keywork, precision-machined bore geometry, sculpted tone holes, and black leather pads intended for consistent response and intonation in performance settings.
What is included with the Backun BCLBESSG-SK-FV, and what is not included?
It includes the Essence 65 mm and 66 mm barrels, Essence bell, a Custom Backun backpack case with memory foam, a Boveda pack, polishing cloth, cork grease, and a Backun warranty card. A mouthpiece is not included.
We are proud to be an authorized Backun dealer
In stock! Ships within 1-2 business days.
30-day risk-free trial
2-Year Warranty
Complimentary shipping for all U.S. orders over $99
Backun Model BCLBESSG-SK-FV 'Essence' Bb Clarinet in Grenadilla with Low F Vent
Backun BCLBESSG-SK-FV Bb Clarinet in Grenadilla Overview
The Backun BCLBESSG-SK-FV Essence is a French-style Bb clarinet built to prioritize clarity, centered tone, and modern mechanical efficiency in a lighter, highly responsive platform. Designed from years of testing with Backun Artists across North America, Asia, and Europe and introduced for Backun’s 25th Anniversary, the Essence combines an updated Backun Scale bore with precision machining, sculpted tone holes, and Custom-style handcrafted keywork to deliver a resonant tonal core and dependable intonation for serious performance and study.
Backun BCLBESSG-SK-FV Bb Clarinet in Grenadilla Specifications
- Key: Bb
- Body: Premium, unstained exotic hardwood (grenadilla)
- Approx. weight: 810 g
- Bore: Essence precision machined taper with Backun Scale bore
- Tone holes: Essence sculpted undercut and overcut tone holes
- Keywork: Drop-forged and hardened with triple-strike silver plating
- Mechanism: Automatic Low F Vent (corrects low F tuning without an additional key)
- Joints/tenons: Carbon fibre middle joints with multi-material tenons
- Barrels and bell: Includes Essence 66 mm and 65 mm barrels; Essence bell with sculpted metal rings
- Pads: Custom black leather pads; custom register pad with voicing pin
- 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 with full manufacturer's warranty. This instrument is professionally inspected, set up, and play-tested by our technicians to confirm seal, regulation, and keywork function prior to shipment.
Who the BCLBESSG-SK-FV Bb Clarinet Is For
The Backun Essence BCLBESSG-SK-FV is a modern French-style Bb clarinet for advancing students, pre-professional players, and working musicians who want a clear, resonant sound with secure intonation and contemporary mechanism design. Its design goal is “clarity, reimagined”: a lighter feel in the hands paired with a bold, projecting tonal core that still supports refined color and dynamic control.
What distinguishes the Essence within Backun’s lineup is how it delivers Custom-style keywork and performance-focused engineering in a more accessible format. The enhanced left-hand mechanism (including a removable left-hand Ab/Eb key), inline trill keys with hardened blue steel springs, and micro-adjustment screws support clean technique and precise regulation, while the Automatic Low F Vent targets one of the most common tuning problem notes for Bb clarinet. The included 65 mm and 66 mm Essence barrels and the Essence bell with sculpted metal rings provide practical flexibility for response, pitch, and projection across different rooms and repertoire.
Common Questions About the Backun BCLBESSG-SK-FV
What does the Automatic Low F Vent do on the Essence clarinet?
The Automatic Low F Vent is a built-in mechanism that corrects low F tuning automatically, helping keep pitch stable across registers without requiring the player to use an additional manual vent key.
Is the Backun Essence appropriate for professional use?
Yes. The Essence is designed as a professional-capable French-style Bb clarinet, with drop-forged hardened keywork, precision-machined bore geometry, sculpted tone holes, and black leather pads intended for consistent response and intonation in performance settings.
What is included with the Backun BCLBESSG-SK-FV, and what is not included?
It includes the Essence 65 mm and 66 mm barrels, Essence bell, a Custom Backun backpack case with memory foam, a Boveda pack, polishing cloth, cork grease, and a Backun warranty card. A mouthpiece is not included.
We are proud to be an authorized Backun dealer
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In stock! Ships within 1-2 business days.
30-day risk-free trial
2-Year Warranty
Complimentary shipping for all U.S. orders over $99
Backun Model BCLBESSG-SK-FV 'Essence' Bb Clarinet in Grenadilla with Low F Vent
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Shipping Information
Orders valued over $99 ship via FedEx 2-Day within the U.S. and via DHL internationally. A physical address (no P.O. Boxes) and signature are required. Smaller accessories ship via USPS (2–5 day service) and do not require a signature if valued under $99. Please see our FAQ for additional details.
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Return Policy
We offer an unconditional 30-day return policy to ensure you’re completely satisfied. If you’re unhappy for any reason, return the item for a full refund or full exchange credit (reeds and other consumables are non-returnable once opened). Every instrument we sell is guaranteed to be free of mechanical defects—if an issue arises, contact us and we’ll either reimburse a local repair or provide a prepaid return label for repair, exchange, or refund. If you simply change your mind, you may still return the item for a full refund, but return shipping costs are the customer’s responsibility unless free returns were purchased through Redo at checkout. Please see our FAQ for additional details.
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Shop Warranty:
Brand new items are covered by the full manufacturer’s warranty unless otherwise noted (see the individual maker for details). Open box, used, and vintage items include a two-year warranty serviced by our in-house repair shop, and we guarantee every instrument will be free of mechanical defects. Warranty coverage does not include damage from accident, misuse, negligence, improper operation, unauthorized alterations or removed serial numbers, normal wear and routine maintenance, environmental damage (including perspiration, corrosion, or extreme temperature and humidity), lacquer or plating wear, or consumable parts such as springs, pads, and felts. Please see our FAQ for additional details.