{"product_id":"backun-essence-barrel-bb-a-clarinet-cocobolo-grenadilla","title":"Backun Essence Barrel (Bb\/A Clarinet) - Cocobolo\/Grenadilla","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eJust in time for Backun's 25th Anniversary, the Backun Essence Barrel is now available. Designed in collaboration with New York Philharmonic Principal Clarinetist, Anthony McGill, the Essence Barrel (and Clarinet) is part of Backun's renewed focus on the  \"New American\" sound (my words, not his), which is to say that it has a warmth, but contains enough mid-high partials to soar over an orchestra when needed. Metal rings, once pooh-poohed by Morrie Backun make an entrance here, and they are the \"secret sauce\" that transforms Backun barrels' more typical dark tone into this delightful hybrid of dark and \"ping\". I like them!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eCocobolo vs. Grenadilla? Cocobolo is a slightly less dense wood, which tends to disperse some of the mid-high partials in your sound. Now, this is subtle — it won't turn \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Stoltzman\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Richard Stoltzman Wikipedia\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRichard Stoltzman\u003c\/a\u003e's sound into \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Karl_Leister\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Karl Leister Wikipedia\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKarl Leister\u003c\/a\u003e's sound. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: These barrels fit only Backun, Buffet, Royal, and Uebel clarinets—but not Selmer. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:mike@earspasm.com?subject=Contact%20about%20Backun%20barrels%20for%20Selmer%20clarinets\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eContact me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e if you'd like to try one for your Selmer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePlease have a look at my \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/trials-returns\"\u003eTrial Policy\u003c\/a\u003e for details on barrel trials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIf you have any questions, feel free to \u003ca href=\"mailto:mike@earspasm.com?subject=Question%20about%20barrels%2Fbells!\"\u003edrop me an email\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Backun","offers":[{"title":"Cocobolo \/ 64mm","offer_id":51752300544290,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Cocobolo \/ 65mm","offer_id":51752300577058,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Cocobolo \/ 66mm","offer_id":51752300609826,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Grenadilla \/ 64mm","offer_id":51752300642594,"sku":null,"price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Grenadilla \/ 65mm","offer_id":51752300675362,"sku":null,"price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Grenadilla \/ 66mm","offer_id":51752300708130,"sku":null,"price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/5799\/1202\/files\/EssenceBarrel-2026photos-3_ProductStaging_e06082c2-f1d4-49ce-b50e-f9e18c67671b.jpg?v=1781110184","url":"https:\/\/www.earspasm.com\/fr\/products\/backun-essence-barrel-bb-a-clarinet-cocobolo-grenadilla","provider":"earspasm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}