Professional Eb alto wood clarinet with Boehm fingering that provides a delightful combination of comfort and responsiveness. It features a two-piece grenadilla body resistant to temperature and humidity fluctuations, silver-plated nickel silver keys, barrel and bell, and metal inner tenon sleeves that improve seal and tonal resonance. Ball joint key connectors allow ease of assembly and less chance of damage, while the straight tone holes provide consistent, uniform response throughout the instrument's range. Other features include a machined bore, a fixed thumb rest, The Yamaha 4C mouthpiece with silver-plated cap and ligature, blue steel needle spring type, Lucien deluxe double skin pads and threaded posts.