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Re: New Backun Protege or used Leblanc Symphonie by Backun

Author: gwie
Date: 2023-03-31 07:00

Regardless of the price, don't make this purchase without play-testing.

The Backun Protege and Backun-designed Leblanc Symphonie clarinets don't behave like the Buffet R13, and the cocobolo ones in particular feel much different for the player even if there isn't that much difference for the listener.

I played a Leblanc/Backun Symphonie Key of A clarinet for awhile--to me, that was the true standout of all the models they introduced back then in the mid-2000's, including the Legacy, Symphonie, and Cadenza lines.

I would recommend trying one of the gently used Backun Model Q instruments which are rather abundant on Reverb and Ebay, which is less of a leap from the Buffet R13.

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