Backun BCLBQC-GKGE Q-Series Bb Clarinet Overview
The Backun BCLBQC-GKGE Q-Series Professional Bb Clarinet is a French-style Bb clarinet built to deliver familiar traditional feel while incorporating modern Backun manufacturing and materials. This instrument pairs a precision-produced bore and sculpted tone holes with inline trill keys designed to help keep tone holes out of the waterline, supporting consistent response and intonation. It features striking cocobolo wood, brilliant gold-plated keywork with gold-plated keys and posts, upgraded black leather pads, and Backun Lumière barrels and bell for a cohesive setup across registers. This listing includes the original case and accessories, and the instrument shows very little playing time consistent with a display model.
Backun BCLBQC-GKGE Q-Series Bb Clarinet Specifications
- Key: Bb
- Body wood: Cocobolo
- Bore and tone holes: Backun proprietary precision bore with sculpted tone holes
- Inline trill keys: Yes
- Middle joint ring: Carbon fiber
- Keywork: Gold-plated keywork with gold-plated keys and posts
- Alternate left-hand Eb key: Included
- Pads: Upgraded custom black leather pads with silencing materials
- Barrels and bell: 2 Backun Lumière barrels (65 and 66) and Backun Lumière bell
- Serial number: Q22506
- Case: New Protec Case
- Accessories: None
Condition & Setup
Condition: Used. This particular instrument shows very little playing time and appears consistent with a display model. It has been professionally serviced, set up, and play-tested to confirm proper mechanism function, pad seal, and even response across registers.
Who the Q-Series Bb Clarinet Is For
The Backun Q-Series Bb Clarinet is a professional-style, French-leaning Bb clarinet designed for players who want traditional ergonomics and sound concept paired with modern manufacturing consistency. It suits advancing students, conservatory players, doublers, and working professionals who need reliable intonation, clean articulation, and a clear response from chalumeau through altissimo.
What distinguishes the Q-Series is the combination of a familiar French-style feel with Backun’s precision bore work, inline trill key layout considerations, and a refined accessory package including Lumière barrels and bell. The included alternate left-hand Eb key supports fingering flexibility in technical passages, while the upgraded pad and silencing setup supports quieter mechanism noise and a controlled feel under the fingers.
Common Questions About The Backun Q-Series
Is the Backun Q-Series appropriate for professional use?
Yes. The Q-Series is built as a professional-style Bb clarinet with precision bore work, carefully finished tone holes, and upgraded pads and silencing materials intended to support consistent response and stable intonation in rehearsal and performance settings.
What barrels and bell are included with this clarinet?
This instrument includes two Backun Lumière barrels in sizes 65 and 66, plus a Backun Lumière bell.
Does this clarinet include an alternate left-hand Eb key?
Yes. The Q-Series configuration on this model includes an alternate left-hand Eb key to provide additional fingering options for passages where it improves facility and transitions.
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Backun Model BCLBQC-GKGE Q-Series Professional Bb Clarinet
Backun BCLBQC-GKGE Q-Series Bb Clarinet Overview
The Backun BCLBQC-GKGE Q-Series Professional Bb Clarinet is a French-style Bb clarinet built to deliver familiar traditional feel while incorporating modern Backun manufacturing and materials. This instrument pairs a precision-produced bore and sculpted tone holes with inline trill keys designed to help keep tone holes out of the waterline, supporting consistent response and intonation. It features striking cocobolo wood, brilliant gold-plated keywork with gold-plated keys and posts, upgraded black leather pads, and Backun Lumière barrels and bell for a cohesive setup across registers. This listing includes the original case and accessories, and the instrument shows very little playing time consistent with a display model.
Backun BCLBQC-GKGE Q-Series Bb Clarinet Specifications
- Key: Bb
- Body wood: Cocobolo
- Bore and tone holes: Backun proprietary precision bore with sculpted tone holes
- Inline trill keys: Yes
- Middle joint ring: Carbon fiber
- Keywork: Gold-plated keywork with gold-plated keys and posts
- Alternate left-hand Eb key: Included
- Pads: Upgraded custom black leather pads with silencing materials
- Barrels and bell: 2 Backun Lumière barrels (65 and 66) and Backun Lumière bell
- Serial number: Q22506
- Case: New Protec Case
- Accessories: None
Condition & Setup
Condition: Used. This particular instrument shows very little playing time and appears consistent with a display model. It has been professionally serviced, set up, and play-tested to confirm proper mechanism function, pad seal, and even response across registers.
Who the Q-Series Bb Clarinet Is For
The Backun Q-Series Bb Clarinet is a professional-style, French-leaning Bb clarinet designed for players who want traditional ergonomics and sound concept paired with modern manufacturing consistency. It suits advancing students, conservatory players, doublers, and working professionals who need reliable intonation, clean articulation, and a clear response from chalumeau through altissimo.
What distinguishes the Q-Series is the combination of a familiar French-style feel with Backun’s precision bore work, inline trill key layout considerations, and a refined accessory package including Lumière barrels and bell. The included alternate left-hand Eb key supports fingering flexibility in technical passages, while the upgraded pad and silencing setup supports quieter mechanism noise and a controlled feel under the fingers.
Common Questions About The Backun Q-Series
Is the Backun Q-Series appropriate for professional use?
Yes. The Q-Series is built as a professional-style Bb clarinet with precision bore work, carefully finished tone holes, and upgraded pads and silencing materials intended to support consistent response and stable intonation in rehearsal and performance settings.
What barrels and bell are included with this clarinet?
This instrument includes two Backun Lumière barrels in sizes 65 and 66, plus a Backun Lumière bell.
Does this clarinet include an alternate left-hand Eb key?
Yes. The Q-Series configuration on this model includes an alternate left-hand Eb key to provide additional fingering options for passages where it improves facility and transitions.
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 BCLBQC-GKGE Q-Series Professional Bb Clarinet
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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.