The Ultimate Step-up The Protégé is your foot in the door to college or the perfect teaching companion. Featuring unstained, naturally-aged grenadilla wood, from the exact same wood used for our professional and custom clarinets.The Protégé features a professional finish, undercut tone holes, a New Traditional Barrel and Backun Bell. Custom black leather pads, an adjustable thumb rest with neck strap ring, and a durable backpack case rounds out an impressive list of features at an even more impressive price. Key Available in Bb Approx. Weight 741g Features Advanced degree of finishing and setup for accomplished players Premium, unstained exotic hardwood body in grenadilla or cocobolo Drop-forged and hardened key work with triple-strike plating in silver or gold Poly-cylindrical bore Standard tone holes Mechanics Adjustable thumb rest with neck strap ring Traditional flat springs Optional: Removable left-hand Eb key Pads Custom black leather pads Includes New Traditional 65mm Barrel Backun Bell Backun Backpack Case Cleaning swab Cork grease Backun Warranty Mouthpiece not included