Buffet Prestige Low C Bass Clarinet – NEW w/ Silver Keys

Buffet Crampon Prestige Low C Bass Clarinet

The Buffet Crampon Prestige Low C Bass Clarinet is one of the most recognized professional bass clarinets in the world. Built upon generations of Buffet Crampon craftsmanship and acoustic development, the Prestige has earned its place in professional orchestras, universities, and performance halls around the world.

Crafted from carefully selected African grenadilla wood, the Prestige produces the warm, rich, resonant sound that has become characteristic of Buffet Crampon bass clarinets. Its acoustic design provides exceptional depth in the low register while maintaining clarity, focus, and flexibility throughout the clarion and upper registers.

With a range extending to low C, the Prestige gives the professional player access to the full range demanded by modern orchestral, chamber, solo, and contemporary repertoire. Its low-register mechanism is designed for comfortable and reliable operation, including Buffet Crampon’s triple low-D key system, allowing the note to be accessed by the left-hand little finger, right-hand little finger, or right thumb.

The Prestige features 24 silver-plated keys, professional leather pads, precision steel springs, an adjustable thumb rest, and metal-capped tenons for additional reinforcement. A two-piece neck provides greater flexibility for playing position and tuning, helping the player find a comfortable and responsive setup.

Designed at 440/442 Hz, the Prestige offers the projection and stability required for orchestral playing while retaining enough tonal flexibility for chamber music and solo performance.

What has made the Prestige so enduring is its combination of power and refinement. The low register can be deep and commanding without becoming unfocused, while the upper registers retain the clarity and singing quality expected from a professional Buffet Crampon instrument.

For the serious bass clarinetist, the Buffet Crampon Prestige Low C remains a benchmark professional instrument—combining an expansive range, rich tonal character, sophisticated mechanism, and the unmistakable sound of Buffet Crampon.

The Copeland Difference

Bass clarinets are particularly sensitive to regulation and setup, and even a professional instrument can perform far below its potential when the mechanism and pads are not working together correctly.

Every Buffet Crampon Prestige Bass Clarinet purchased from Copeland Clarinets is therefore carefully evaluated and professionally set up in our shop before delivery. Pad seating, regulation, spring tension, bridge and mechanism alignment, response, and overall playability are addressed throughout the instrument.

Our goal is for your Prestige to arrive not simply new out of the case, but properly prepared and ready for serious playing.