Buffet Eb Alto R13 Prestige Clarinet – NEW w/ Silver Keys

Buffet Crampon Prestige E♭ Alto Clarinet

The Buffet Crampon Prestige E♭ Alto Clarinet brings the craftsmanship, tonal refinement, and precision of Buffet Crampon’s professional clarinet tradition to the distinctive alto voice. Designed for the serious performer, the Prestige Alto combines a warm, powerful sound with exceptional balance, resonance, and ease of response.

Crafted from carefully selected African grenadilla wood, the Prestige Alto is built around a large-bore acoustic design that gives the instrument its characteristic depth and presence. The result is a rich, full-bodied sound capable of providing a strong foundation within the clarinet section while maintaining the clarity and tonal color necessary for more exposed playing.

Buffet Crampon designed the Prestige Alto with particular attention to balance of color and timbre throughout the registers. Despite the instrument’s size and powerful voice, it maintains a natural and responsive playing feel, allowing the player to shape the sound without unnecessary resistance.

The professional silver-plated Boehm-system mechanism features 19 keys and precision-machined steel springs for a reliable and refined feel under the fingers. Metal-capped tenons reinforce the wooden body, while an adjustable neckallows the player to find a comfortable playing position and optimize the instrument’s setup.

Its range extends to low E♭, giving the Prestige Alto the depth and flexibility required for modern wind ensemble, clarinet choir, chamber, orchestral, and contemporary repertoire. The instrument is designed for 440/442 Hz performance.

The alto clarinet occupies a unique position within the clarinet family, bridging the space between soprano and bass with a voice that can be both beautifully lyrical and remarkably powerful. The Prestige Alto embraces that character with a sound that is warm, colorful, resonant, and substantial without becoming heavy or unfocused.

For the professional performer, university, conservatory, serious wind ensemble, or dedicated clarinet choir, the Buffet Crampon Prestige E♭ Alto Clarinet offers one of the most refined interpretations of the alto clarinet available.

The Copeland Difference

Alto clarinets are particularly dependent on proper setup. Their larger pads, extended mechanism, bridge relationships, and regulation can have a significant effect on response, key feel, and reliability.

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

Our goal is for your Prestige Alto to arrive not simply new from the factory, but properly prepared so you can experience the warmth, power, and effortless response the instrument was designed to provide.