John Packer JP124 C Clarinet

Code: 101959

Being lightweight and smaller than the conventional Bb clarinet, it is comfortable to use, especially for younger players.

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The JP124 C Clarinet is available for hire. Find out more.

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The John Packer JP124 is an ideal and affordable C Clarinet to be used as a second instrument by folk, orchestra or teaching musicians. Being lightweight and smaller than the conventional B^b clarinet, it is comfortable to use, especially for younger players. It is an ideal clarinet for young students to prepare on before stepping up to a full-size B^b clarinet.

Unique benefits

A robustly built clarinet, featuring:

Ebonite for the body
Nickel plate for the keywork
Full set of keywork allows note alternatives to be used as well as an extended range
Smaller in size than a B^b clarinet
Lightweight and featuring a B^b mouthpiece, this encourages the student player to develop a good B^b clarinet embouchure.

All JP Instruments are covered by a comprehensive 2 year warranty against manufacturing defects. Please note this does not cover aesthetic or finish faults. For full terms & conditions visit the JP Musical Instruments website.

Supplied with

The John Packer JP6121/124/125 Clarinet B^b Mouthpiece for JP Clarinets, Ligature, Cap, Reed, John Packer JP8124 C Clarinet Case, Pull-through

Specification

Model: JP124
Key: C
Material: Ebonite
Keywork: Nickel Plated
Mechanism: Full Keywork
Finish: Black
Mouthpiece: JP6121
Lyre Box: No

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Customer Reviews

5 Reviews

★★★★☆
JP124 Clarinet Great Value
By: Verified customer, 13th November 2017
Have just bought the JP124 and think it is extremely free blowing. Ideal for a beginner but as a professional it also suits my needs. Have already tried it on "Billy Elliot" the musical [where I work] and find the intonation pretty good too. Will be perfect for Klezmer Music. A very good value for money instrument. James Mainwaring
★★★★★
JP124 Lovely Clarinet
By: Verified customer, 21st April 2016
I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a C clarinet that I would only use once in a while, so I decided to try out the JP124. It's an easy clarinet to blow, has a good sound and intonation. Well worth trying.
★★★★★
Good value easy clarinet
By: Nigel Brooke-Smith, 22nd August 2018
Bought to play in a folk orchestra, easy to play and small/light to carry. Just had it checked out by an independent professional who reckons its a good little clarinet.
★★★★★
Really pleased with it
By: Gina, 27th January 2020
I'm retired and learning clarinet, probably just at Grade 1 level, so I'm not doing much over the break.

I wanted a non-transposing instrument to play along more easily with my husband and other guitar, keyboard, and ukulele players. I tried a clarineo and it has good tone but wasn't right for me. This clarinet however is perfect for my needs.

I am amazed at how easy it has been to move from a Bb clarinet to this C clarinet, and the good sound I'm able to get as a novice player.

It's just a joy to play. For the price, it's amazing.
★★★★★
Great value for the price
By: Dave Stewart-Candy, 8th February 2021
This is my second C clarinet I own – I bought one of these for having a Boehm C as my other one is an Albert/Oehler system (different manufacturer) and sometimes I don’t want to be thinking in Albert when I play. The JP124 C is not that bad at all for a student instrument. I tried with my tuner and apart from some of the 2 or 3 lowest notes that start to go on the flat side, I found pretty even for being in tune. I find the throat notes are really strong and solid compared to my other C clarinet, and crossing the break on this instrument is probably the easiest of all my five clarinets – although I find that the break seems easiest on the C’s for some reason. Maybe finger spacing or something, I dunno – but that was always a challenge I had when I went from oboe to clarinets around 20 years ago. As an ex-oboist, I love having a clarinet I don’t need to transpose and can use my old oboe music. My only complaints or criticism with the JP124 is the mouthpiece (and reed) that comes with it, isn’t that great – I’d suggest anyone getting one of these to use their regular mouthpiece or buy something like a Yamaha 4C which I used on it (the reed they included made it sound flat and honky, don’t use that to demo or critique the instrument). The only noticeably poor note I found was the 1st and 4th finger first-line Eb was weak and muffled and off a bit, but otherwise found the tone strong and bright. I did have to sand down the tenon corks a bit as they were really, really tight – and with the C’s there isn’t a whole lot of non-key instrument to grab on to when disassembling it. Honestly, end of the day I feel like this was great buy for my needs and I am quite happy with it – and I’d certainly consider buying another Packer clarinet in the future if they provided an affordable E-flat soprano or A model.