Vintage model 1176 E-flat sopranino clarinet from the G. Leblanc workshop in France ; serial #32,562 (1970)
Our clarinet has perfect original silver plating to the keywork, no cracks to the wood, all new pads and corks..
The French instruments all were built in the LeBlanc workshop in LaCouture, a bit west of Paris. The French workshop closed up a dozen or more years ago, when owner Leon Pascucci sold the firm to "Conn-Selmer division of Steinway Properties".
Our Eeefer is super-clean, shows no signs of having been school-owned. This particular instrument is similar to one I used, many years ago in high school and at Wichita University. I strongly recommend it!
*** Georges LeBlanc trained with Denis Noblet, took over the workshop in 1904. His son Leon studied clarinet at the Paris Conservatory, earned a "Grand Prix" and then joined the family firm. Leon LeBlanc's designs are mostly known for his "Double L" clarinets.
This particular example plays very well indeed, but we've no idea why it wears a Selmer bell. No cracks, no damage, good intonation, not new but looks and plays as if it were.
*** Clarinet question? DO yes, please write us! Always happy to hear from clari-folks.
*****GR/Wichita
HG
