Nuvo Clarinéo Plastic Student Clarinet, Black

My rating is for what this product actually is per the manufacturer, a plastic clarinet for a Child, not a "real"/substitute clarinet. I am a musician (other instruments) currently disabled with *extremely* weak chest muscles. I am utilizing this as my rehab and can safely play while in bed and set it aside anywhere without worry of damaging it. It is light, easy to use, and sound quality is surprisely decent for what it is. Everything you need is included. A few cons: -Ended up purchasing a silk swab; the included swab is too thick. My first swab broke and became lodged inside; took several extremely tedious hours to remove it. The manufacturer sent me a replacement swab but it is the same cloth which takes careful maneuvering to pull through (no child would be doing this). -Some rough edges. Nature of plastic manufacturing of small parts but I can image a child getting cut. Should not be a problem during normal playing of instrument. -No issues with the reeds itself but finding additional ones may be a challenge as they are not normal reeds. The manufacturer has a free downloadable book, Play It Today, which is great to get started for an older child or adult and covers quite a bit; for a very young child, it may be too advanced. I also have Windstars 2 (not normally free). It's quite basic and likely good for a young child, the intended audience; an adult can skip it. I have recommended this company to my friends with young children.

The G# key didn’t last one day. This is my 4th and last clarineo. From now on I’ll stick to my John Packer C Clarinet. UPDATE: the key came unstuck and now plays very well. I now play it in preference to the Packer and also in preference to a Yamaha Bb. The reeds, even the 1, are hard to play. I use Royal Eb cane reeds strength 1 in the stock mouth piece instead. Sounds great. Changed the rating to 5 stars.

Very well made plastic clarinet with a surprisingly decent sound. But be aware: the clarinet is an Eb clarinet, not a standard Bb one, thetefore it is smaller and as a consequence the tone holes are much narrower/ close to each other. I am a beginner adult with big hands and I find it quite difficult to play it because of this. So, I would certainly recommend this clarinet for children or adult beginners with small hands, but for adult guys with normal size or large hands...the jury is still out debating!...One more thing that orevents to give 5 star: Nuvo has replaced the reed ligature on the new models with a different one that is supposed to be easier to use, but I don't like it very much because it does not keep the reed firm enough.

I’m an adult who is interested in learning to play the clarinet. This thing is a great tool for that. Instead of an expensive actual clarinet, or a cheap “student” model, buy this and see if playing the clarinet is something you really want to do. It’s very low maintenance, easy to tune (if you need to), lightweight, and has sufficient range to play lots of easy songs.

Maybe I got a defective one or a returned item, but I could not get a good sound or even a note out of this clarinet. I play the clarinet in band, and have my own regular instrument. This feels like a toy and takes a lot of breath pressure to make a sound, and even then it came out sounding wrong. I could hardly do a scale, I watched videos on YouTube, but maybe they got a different model because the one I got was unplayable. Disappointed because I wanted an instrument I could just leave around and play whenever. But no… 3 yrs exp in band.

Working instrument that is relatively childproof. I bought 2 from CacheSaver so my grandson and I could play together. I recommend both Nuvo instruments and CacheSaver as a vendor. it is nice that the bell is silicon so that it can't get crushed. This is not a great clarinet, but it is a really good kid clarinet that you can let a young child hold and learn to play. dean

Depending on what you want this for, it may be great. I bought this to review on my clarinet youtube channel. I don't like to do negative reviews there. This is a fun toy. There is some possible, but limited value in starting a child on this instrument. One would certainly have to buy a new Eb clarinet mouthpiece and NOT use the reed that came with it. The product with the mouthpiece and reed that it comes with will do more damage than help to a learner with the way that they play. For context, I am a professional clarinetist and educator.

Jury is still out on this. I am a life long clarinet player and picked this up to play with a group I am in that is made of of other instruments in C. I thought it would be a great addition to complement my other C melody instruments with out the annoyance of having to transpose on the fly with my B flat clarinet Sitting down with a tuner proved being in tune could be problem. It seemed to vary by reed, cane versus the plastic reeds. Some relief was attained by adjusting the bell and mouthpiece. I need to spend more time with it to find the right type of reed is my working theory. Adapting to the fingers on this instruments was smooth reminded my of my Albert system clarinets. Wish the middle A key was a bit larger for my adult hands but I had no problem with right hand lower keys hit them every time. I could see a young player learning this and then moving on to a standard B flat student clarinet. But some more thought has to go into being able to tune it. maybe adding a middle joint to allow for more tune ability like in a standard clarinet my help in the middle ranges.

Considerazione da un clarinettista classico che suona da 25 anni: ottimo strumento. non perdona nulla in quanto la meccanica è estremamente leggera ma comunque perfetta e precisa. ottima base di partenza per i bambini o perchè no, adulti che vogliono provare lo strumento ad ance senza grossi investimenti iniziali. lo strumento permette la formazione della muscolatura della bocca per il futuro passaggio al clarinetto professionale

Bought as a present. Recipient delighted. Clarineo now sits on a multi-stand with flute and tin whistle in the work-from-home study, ready to be picked up at a moment’s notice. Build quality is excellent. The finish is great—no spruey bits or pinholes. The included plastic reed sounds and plays well. Natural reed (1 provided) sounds even better. Jazz sounds jazzy, Mozart sounds like Mozart. People see the white plastic construction and expect to be disappointed. They’re blown away! Authentic clarinet tone and fingering system. The only difference from a normal clarinet is that it’s pitched in C, rather than B-flat. If you read from a standard clarinet tutor or sheet music, you’ll sound two semitones higher, than expected by the rest of the band. But if you play tunes notated for piano, flute, violin, guitar or voice, you’ll be right there with them. Solo, it doesn’t matter. Learning at home during lockdown, this posed no problem. ‘A tune a day for clarinet’ works just as well in C as in B-flat. As a beginner, this felt easy to get started with. Keys and levers are comfortably spaced, operate smoothly, and don’t leak. One of them (E-flat) returns a little slowly but is wearing in. As with any musical instrument, don’t be over-ambitious, practise regularly, build basic skills, and expand your range bit by bit. Mouth shape (embouchure) and breath control (from the diaphragm, not the throat!) are fundamental.

Komischer Ton Anderes Griffsystem als deutsche Klarinette

GREAT! Excellent tool to introduce young children to the clarinet. The mouthpiece and reeds work well

Love this I bought it for myself