Jupiter JRS700

Essential Information About the Saxonett JRS 700

• Ideal bridge between the recorder and single-reed instruments (saxophone, clarinet): it combines the breath and reed logic while maintaining a very accessible handling.


• Warm and rich sound thanks to a pearwood body, appreciated for its roundness and natural response.


• Fingering close to the German system: a simple and progressive approach designed to facilitate learning.


• Ready to play: instrument adjusted by a luthier, with clarinet mouthpiece, ligature, mouthpiece cap, and bag (reed not included).

A Hybrid Instrument Designed for Wind Instrument Learning

The Saxonett JRS 700 is positioned halfway between the recorder and the family of single-reed instruments. Its clever concept: a clarinet mouthpiece combined with a body with holes reminiscent of the recorder, to provide a playing sensation immediately familiar to young musicians. This design makes it an excellent educational tool to approach the first notions of air column, attack, tone control, and reed management before moving on to a saxophone or clarinet.

In a learning progression, it serves as a transition instrument: less intimidating than a saxophone, closer to a school instrument, but already very formative regarding the essential reflexes for modern winds (breath stability, dynamic control, articulation).

For Whom and in Which Styles?

The JRS 700 is primarily aimed at beginners and music school students, especially those coming from the recorder and wishing to progress to a single-reed instrument. It is also suitable for teachers seeking a simple tool to work on sound production and musicality without the mechanical complexity of keywork.

Regarding repertoire, its C tuning facilitates direct reading (no transposition), making it relevant for pedagogical pieces, ensemble music, traditional melodies, and school pieces. It can also be used to explore more "jazz" phrasing (articulations, attacks) once the student begins to master the reed and vibration.

Sound and Design

With its pearwood body, the Saxonett offers a generally warm and woody timbre, pleasant for study: the sound is easy to place and remains comfortable to the ear, while allowing work on focused sound production. The bore and hole design favor a direct response, useful for developing breath regularity and note stability.

The choice of a clarinet mouthpiece (provided) is decisive: the single reed provides the typical sensation of instruments like the clarinet or saxophone (vibration, resistance, dynamics), which concretely prepares for the next steps. The double holes help secure certain accidentals and fingerings and contribute to easier intonation stabilization for a young musician.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

The Saxonett JRS 700 is delivered without a reed and is played with a Bb clarinet reed: to start smoothly, plan for one or more reeds suited to the student's level. A reed case (storage box) is also recommended to protect the reeds between sessions and extend their lifespan.

Technical specifications

Level	Student	Low E-flat lever	No
Category	Clarinet	Twelfth key	No
Tone	C	Adjustable thumb rest	No
System	German	Color	Multicolor

Type	Saxonett (hybrid instrument clarinet mouthpiece / hole body)	Mouthpiece cap	included
Body material	pearwood	Key	C
Holes	double holes	Bag	included
Range	from C to D of the next octave	Adjustment	instrument adjusted by a luthier
Mouthpiece	clarinet mouthpiece (provided)	Low Eb lever	no
Reed compatibility	Bb clarinet reed (not provided)	Register key	no
Ligature	included