This intermediate clarinet offers a professional sound and an easy response, making it ideal for students ready to move up to a wooden instrument. This clarinet is constructed from Grenadilla wood and it features nickel-plated keys with double skin pads for excellent durability. Blue steel springs create a quick, light action and feel, and straight tone holes with a tapered undercut allows for outstanding intonation. Combining features from their professional clarinets with the YCL450, Yamaha uses a 65mm barrel design for this clarinet that provides a focused tone and improves intonation.