Royal Firebird Bass Clarinet Neck

The Royal Firebird neck is a huge component in how the Royal Firebird Bass Clarinet responds. How do I know? On a whim, I tried the Firebird neck on a Royal Polaris and a Max bass clarinet, and I was surprised how much it makes them feel like you're playing a Firebird — nearly. (If you don't believe me, watch the video below!)

Of course, there are other differences between the Firebird and its less-costly siblings, but if you own a Polaris (or a new Max) you owe it to yourself to try the Firebird neck on your instrument. Plus I offer a 10-day trial, so what have you got to lose?

This neck comes with the Grenadilla resonator. It can be removed by disassembling the tuning slide and sliding it off. (Though I'm not sure why you would want to do that.)

Now, I'd bet many of you are wondering whether you could use this neck on your non-Royal bass clarinet, and the answer is, sadly, not likely. I've tried it on other basses, namely the Kessler, Buffet, Selmer and Uebel horns, and unfortunately it either doesn't fit, or the register key mechanism doesn't work on the instrument.

Some adjustment may be necessary to the register mechanism rod when you first put the neck on. See below for adjustment instructions. NOTE: I can't be responsible for broken keys, so be careful, and if you have any doubts about doing this to your instrument, please contact a repair technician. (They will likely not charge you anything to do this because it takes about 10 seconds.)

Trial & Return Policy:

I allow a 10-day trial (from date of arrival). If you love the neck, keep it—but if you don't, you can send it back in its original packaging, undamaged and unscratched for a full refund, minus a 3% restocking fee.