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Royal Firebird Bass Clarinet Neck

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.

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Alignment instructions.

This is your last warning: if you do not feel comfortable bending metal on your bass clarinet, find someone who does this for a living. (Or at least someone who is comfortable!)

Step 1.

Put the neck on your bass clarinet. Note the Register Key Rod where the top joint extends up to overlap the neck’s register key mechanism. If it has a small gap, you’re done! No need to make any adjustments.

Step 2.

If there is no gap, what is probably now happening is that you will see the register key on the neck slightly open. Therefore we need to gently bend the Register Key Rod ever-so-slightly away from the bass clarinet. Remove the neck from the top joint and set aside. Place the body of the instrument in your lap, and grasp the Register Key Rod between your thumb and forefinger. The metal is fairly soft, so do not expect a lot of resistance. Again, be gentle — you can always bend more, and it’s much worse to bend the rod back and forth, because it weakens the solder joint. If it is too difficult for you to bend with your bare hands, you may want to use a small pliers. Do NOT use a pliers with a serrated jaw—use only smooth-jaw or nylon jaw pliers. These can be found on Amazon for under $10 and are a useful tool for your toolbox.

Note - if you use pliers on any plated metal on your instrument, be sure to put a cushioned cloth between the pliers and the metal you are gripping, or you will scratch the plating. For this register key rod, it’s not an issue, because it’s already covered in plastic.

Step 3.

Put the neck back onto the bass clarinet. Check the gap; it should be about 1-2 millimeters. One easy way to tell if it’s large enough is if 2 playing cards fall out but 3 or 4 can be held between the two keys. Any larger than that, and the gap is too large.

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Andrew Liang
No regrets

This neck is one of the best purchase decisions I’ve made.
It makes my MAX much more resonant, depth, projection and most importantly, I’m comfortable playing it. Also, doesn’t it just look so unique with the resonator? (Tips: the resonator might come in very loose. I added some tissues between the resonator and the neck to make it stays in the same position. It actually worked and sounds much better!)

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Dana G.

I've had the Max for almost a year and finally ordered the firebird neck. It made such a difference for me in focus, power, depth of sound, and ease of play. The sound quality between the 2 necks was a bit more difficult to discern- very subtle, but I was pleased with that too. Totally worth it as it helped create that overall feel I was looking for.
As far as the register key needing adjustment, I tried to do the deed and couldn't! So to close the gap without any risk involved, I wrapped the mechanism in electrical tape to make it thicker which closed the gap perfectly.
If you are not sure, go for it. I have no regrets.

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Scott Almasy

This neck is amazing; it opens up the sound som the Max; the sound now sounds like a Polaris, only more open, in my opinion. If you're in the fence, buy it; you'll love it!

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Nathan Huber

This neck will add resonance, color, projection and focus to your Royal Global, or in my case Amati bass clarinet. (I had the pip key modified so it fit my horn. This will not fit an Amati out of the box.) Solid investment!!