Joel called me and said, "Do you want the very first production model in Cocobolo to go with your MB100 Bb?" (That was the very first production model of the first Backun clarinet.) How'd I get so lucky? It was supposed to go to Corrado, but he was stuck doing a recital with Cecilia Bartoli and couldn't make it to Vancouver. Talk about the best excuse of all time! I already owned what many players who had had told me after trying it, was the best A clarinet in history. It was one of the 4 Cocobolo prototypes Morrie made a few years before, and this MoBa M401 blew it away. Try to imagine the freedom of an A clarinet that just sings, while sounding like chocolate covered caramel. Now....envy we lucky MoBa players!