Find Hand-Selected, High End Clarinets By Buffet-Crampon & Royal Global
From intermediate to professional, we stock the most exclusive clarinet brands and models, hand-selected and individually optimized to transform your playing.
We provide a unique experience, which sets us apart from your local music store: Every instrument we stock goes through rigorous hand-selection, testing, examination, and optimization process to ensure you are matched with the perfect clarinet that will take your playing to the next level.
Visit Our New Annapolis Showroom
Conveniently located for folks in the Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Annapolis area, our space is open to anyone who wants to experience a new clarinet or accessories before deciding to buy.
Exclusive, appointment-only access will be assisted by one of our Clarinet Specialists – all professional clarinetists with years of experience. Try any of our new and used clarinets, mouthpieces, bells, and barrels.
World-Class Clarinet Repair, Overhauls, & Restoration
From intermediate to professional, we service all major brands and models to peak performance.
Have your instrument serviced by clarinetists with decades of performance and top-level repair experience. Enjoy the precision adjustments, ease of play, and superior sound that will pour out from your instrument.
What Can You Expect When You Buy A Clarinet From Rice Clarinet Works?
As clarinetists ourselves, we understand that a musician like you is looking for the perfect blend of unmatched quality and value.
Each clarinet purchased from us undergoes a multi-stage optimization and setup process, customized to each instrument so you can play with unmatched tone, clarity, and sound.
This ensures the highest quality instrument with unparalleled value, including services and components for which others would charge extra.
Hand-Selected Buffet Clarinets
Superior tone, dramatic response, precision tuning, & amazing resonance is what you would expect from Buffet.
Hand-Crafted Barrels
Improved resonance, better focus, enhanced response, and precise tuning – audition multiple barrels and keep the one.
Hand-Crafted Bells
Exacting standards & highest quality materials to improve every aspect of your playing.
Hand-Finished Mouthpieces
CNC Machined with extreme precision, our hand-finished mouthpieces will add depth, projection, and beauty to your sound.
Featured Item: Alternate E-Flat Key
Do-It-Yourself Convenience With Professional Results
Our Left-Hand Alternate E-flat Keys for Buffet clarinets will allow you to take your playing to the next level!
Prior to our kit, the only options for adding a left-hand E-flat key to your clarinet were drilling for a new post, grinding keys, fabricating parts, etc. ($500 – $700), or purchasing a clarinet that comes with one ($4500 and up!)
Ready To Try Out Some Clarinets?
Get exclusive, appointment-only access will be assisted by one of our Clarinet Specialists – all professional clarinetists with years of experience. Try any of our new and used clarinets, mouthpieces, bells, and barrels.