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Clarinet

Conn-Selmer Prelude CL711

Name: Conn-Selmer Prelude CL711
Brand: Conn-Selmer

Conn-Selmer · CL711 Prelude Student Model Bb Clarinet

Price: 172 EUR – 172 EUR

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A budget-tier beginner clarinet from Conn-Selmer's value-focused Prelude line, using a hard rubber body construction chosen specifically to give a warmer, more wood-like sound than plain ABS at an entry price point.

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About the Conn-Selmer Prelude CL711

The CL711 uses a hard rubber body rather than the simpler ABS resin found on some competing beginner clarinets, a material choice Conn-Selmer made specifically to warm up the tone and bring it closer to a wood clarinet's character while keeping the instrument affordable and durable for classroom use. Its small, complex bore is designed to give students slight resistance, encouraging the development of a controlled, focused embouchure rather than an overly free, unstable tone.

Drop-forged nickel-silver keys resist the bending that comes from routine student handling, and an adjustable thumb rest, bladed pads, and plastic mouthpiece complete a package built to get a genuine first-time player through their earliest years of playing without requiring a wood instrument's cost or care routine.

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Sound character of the Conn-Selmer Prelude CL711

Conn-Selmer specifically chose a hard rubber body over plain ABS resin to warm up the CL711's tone and bring it closer to a wood clarinet's character, while its small, complex bore adds slight resistance intended to help a beginner develop a controlled, focused embouchure.

Warm Smooth

Technical data for the Conn-Selmer Prelude CL711

Body	Hard rubber
Bore	Small, complex
Keywork	Drop-forged nickel silver
Mouthpiece	Plastic
Level	Beginner

Price history for the Conn-Selmer Prelude CL711

Cheapest seen: 172 EUR · Most expensive seen: 172 EUR

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The history of the Conn-Selmer Prelude CL711

Prelude is Conn-Selmer's value brand for entry-level band instruments, and the CL711 serves as its standard first clarinet aimed at beginning students.