Buffet E11 A Clarinet Standard

The E11 A Clarinet from Buffet brings an ideal blend of student-friendly qualities and professional features to help advancing players reach the next level. With the E11, you get a clarinet made with the same high-grade grenadilla wood as Buffet's professional models, known for its beauty and rich, focused tone. The silver-plated keys provide reliable action over years of practice and performance. Undercut tone holes improve intonation across registers, while the adjustable thumb rest accommodates any hand size. Designed to prepare students for Buffet's professional clarinets, the E11 A Clarinet gives you an instrument with many of the same features, at a more affordable price point. This is a clarinet that will support and inspire your artistic growth for years to come.

Crafted With Professional-Grade Grenadilla Wood for Superb Tone

The E11 A Clarinet's body is constructed from select grenadilla wood, the same rich-sounding wood used on Buffet's professional clarinets. Prized for its beauty, density and tonal properties, grenadilla wood produces a clarinet tone that is warm yet focused, with excellent projection. The wood's density also gives the E11 A Clarinet a feel of substance in your hands. Whether you're playing solo passages, intimate chamber music or leading the wind ensemble, you can trust the E11's grenadilla body to provide the resonant, refined tone required for musical excellence.

Silver-Plated Keys Prevent Corrosion for Smooth Action

The E11 features silver-plated keys instead of nickel keys, an upgrade you'd expect on a professional model clarinet. The silver-plating resists corrosion and abrasion far better than nickel, keeping the keys smooth for precise fingering and a light touch. You'll appreciate the quick, even key response whether you're playing rapid passages, leaping between registers or subtly infusing expression into a melodic line. The silver plating also gives the E11 an elegant, professional-grade esthetic to match its performance capabilities.

Undercut Tone Holes Enhance Intonation

With undercut tone holes, the E11 A Clarinet provides excellent intonation consistency across all registers. Undercutting involves enlarging the bore under the tone holes, creating a smoother airflow and improved pitch accuracy as you play through the clarinet's range. Rather than needing to compensate for pitch discrepancies, you can focus on phrasing and expression knowing that each note will speak with resonance and purity. The undercut design makes performing as rewarding as practicing, no matter the difficulty of the piece.

Adjustable Thumb Rest Fits Any Hand Size

Unlike clarinets geared for beginners, the E11 A Clarinet features an adjustable thumb rest. You can customize the rest to fit your hand size and playing style, reducing hand fatigue over long practices and performances. The thumb rest is simple to adjust, giving you proper hand placement and leverage on the clarinet keys. With a thumb rest providing comfortable support, your technique will progress faster on the E11.

Designed with advancing students in mind, the E11 A Clarinet from Buffet prepares you for the transition to their professional models. With the same grenadilla body, silver-plated keys and undercut tone holes as Buffet's high-end clarinets, you can reach your artistic potential on the E11 while saving money to invest in your musical future.

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