Here's a good deal for the advancing player or the pro in need of a practice horn. It's a pre-owned wood Leblanc Normandy 4 clarinet. 'Made in France,' the serial number is A12869. Buffet Bb Wrap Around CLARINETS DIRECT 020 8893 3172 or 71 LEBLANC DYNAMIC H Bb CLARINET, £695. Leon Leblanc, along with Charles Houvenaghel, the great Belgian acoustician, took Leblanc manufacturing and scientific principles even further: They were the first major maker to set up an acoustic laboratory. ![]() Leon was a gifted clarinetist who took the top prize at the Paris Conservatoire as a young man, he chose, however, to stay with the family business and apply his talent to instrument manufacture. Although Leblanc's instruments were almost entirely handmade, Leon Leblanc insisted that the craftsmen follow careful measurements. 'Music is an art, but it is still governed by the laws of science,' he declared (Music Trades, July 1996). As a result, Leblanc instruments were more consistent than those that had come before. The company continued to strive for consistent quality, ease of playability, and mechanical innovation, throughout its history. The H Dynamic clarinet was made as a 'top of the range' Leblanc, the specification includes: Offset trill keys, balanced key action, separate post mounted, C#/G# keys and Ab/Eb keys. Tapered tone holes and a cylindrical upper joint. The bore, at 15.00mm, was the largest that Leblanc manufactured in a Bb Clarinet, and as the name H, for high, Dynamic suggests, it was made for the jazz market and competed with the Selmer Series 9. This is a one owner instrument, bought new from George Howarth and it has been extremely well looked after. The intonation and response is the equal of the most expensive French instruments sold today. The Bb has matching serial nos. 46636 and has Silver plate in pristine condition. Though Leblanc serial number lists are unreliable, this clarinet was purchased new in the 1970's. The wood is in overall excellent condition, with no cracks or repairs. The instrument was last serviced by T W Howarth & Co. In 2004, [the invoice for this will be sold with the clarinet] the current owner imagined that she might start playing again, but this was not to be. The instrument has been down to our workshop for a thorough check up, and any necessary key regulation has been done. The pads, which are Tan Leather are all in good shape. The m'piece is a Leblanc, in used condition. The case is the original in good condition. Call of duty 2 ps2 download iso. PC – Iso – Cracked – Torrent – Download – Free – Full Game FlatOut is adrenaline-filled muscle car racing game packed with explosive physics, spectacular effects and graphics, innovative game play mechanics and good old fun! This old picture formerly on the Leblanc site but has since disappeared. • Ab Sopranino • Eb Sopranino • D Sopranino • C Soprano • Bb Soprano• A Soprano• (missing basset clarinet in A)• F Basset Horn• Eb Alto Clar• Bb Bass Clar to low Eb• Bb Bass Clar to low C• EEb Contralto to low C (paperclip model)• BBb Contrabass to low C (paperclip)• EEEb Octocontralto to low C• BBBb Octocontrabass to low C The last 2 were built for some exhibition or another in the 1930s. The BBBb was supposedly the lowest pitched wind instrument ever, going down nearly an octave below the piano keyboard. One or the other of them was supposedly lying around the Paris factory as late as the 1970s, but no sign of them has been seen or heard since. There was (I believe) only one Octocontrabass built, and three Octocontraltos. They were all in the private collection of Leon Leblanc, but (again, I believe, but don't quote me) the Octobass and one of the Octoaltos now reside with Terje Lerstad. The Octocontrabass sounded an octave below the Contrabassoon, which made it indeed one octave lower than the lowest Bb on the piano. You'll note that all of the horns in the photo were products of Leblanc Paris. Omitted from the photo were the 'Bassett Clarinet' (which did not exist in their line at that time), the A Bass Clarinet (which only Selmer has made in modern times), but examples of which have existed since the 1800's. T he FB and articulated models, they went out of production in the 60s. Leblanc History The year 2004 marked one of the most significant milestones in the long history of Kenosha, Wisconsin-based Leblanc, Inc., known until recently as G. Leblanc Corporation. On July 21, 2004, contracts were signed for Leblanc to be acquired by Steinway Musical Instruments, forging a partnership of undisputed greatness within the music industry. The transaction was completed on August 12, 2004. Leon Pascucci retained his key management role as president of Leblanc, Inc., and the company is now managed as a division of Conn-Selmer, Inc. Other recent milestones have also marked Leblanc's centuries-old history and traditions. The Noblet name, for example, still vital as a brand within the Leblanc France line, marked its 250th anniversary in the year 2000, and the Frank Holton Company, Leblanc's brasswind division, celebrated its centennial in 1998. Leblanc Corporation itself, founded in 1946, marked the beginning of a new era of vigorous leadership in 2003 when Leon Pascucci assumed the primary management role upon the death of his father, Vito Pascucci. Since its modest beginnings in America as a two-man shop, the company grew to a position of international prominence under the leadership of its cofounders, LuFFFDon Leblanc (1900-2000) and Vito Pascucci (1922-2003).
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