STEP-UP INSTRUMENTS FROM BEACOCK MUSIC
Now that you have rented your instrument from Beacock Music, it is time to upgrade to a Step-Up level instrument! Since you have been renting from us, you have built up rent credit, up to 12 months* worth!
■ Use your rent credit towards a step-up instrument
■ Financing available
■ Full repair department checks all instruments before they are put in your hand
■ Take the instrument home to try it before purchasing
■ Major brands and models
Why Upgrade Your Instrument?
Step-Up Instruments have features that student-level instruments (like our rentals) don't have. Step-up instruments are designed to have a better response time and improved dynamic expression. They also have a good resale value- so if the student doesn't continue playing after high school, we can put it on consignment for you! Learn more about the features of the step-up instruments below.
Phil Hodapp, our Director of School Services, explains some of the features and benefits of a step-up instrument.
■ Low-B Foot: the additional key on the foot helps players play both lower and higher notes that become common in more advanced music.
■ Sterling Silver Headjoint: helps the player produce a better sound
■ Trill Keys: helps the student play two notes together, quickly in a trill pattern, common in more advanced music
■ Tone Holes: undercut tone holes allow for the sound to be altered within the instrument and helps create a darker, richer tone
■ Bore: improvements in the bore help with intonation and sound
■ Key Material: most step-up clarinets will have silver keys, but some will have nickel or gold.
■ Body Material: helps players create a rich, warm sound (Grenadilla or Black African are the most common)
■ Body Material: different composition helps the player produce a rich, dark, true mellow sound and help players blend into an ensemble
■ Key Features: additional keys and rollers help the players play more notes, and faster
■ Tonehole: tighter, more advanced tone holes help players hit the notes quickly
■ Valve Slides: helps the player adjust the intonation of the instrument and tune as they go
■ Valves: construction helps players hit their notes
■ Body Material: thinner metal helps players produce a warm, rich, darker sound
■ Bore: The larger interior bore helps players have more volume and produce a warmer sound.
■ Thumb Trigger: Allows the player to play notes closer together and hit them easier
■ F Attachment: the trigger allows the instrument to have extra tubing, which gives the player more agility when playing more complicated music
■ Wrap: open wrap and closed wrap are both available in step-up trombones. It is recommended to have the student try both and they can see which one they prefer.
