Klarinet Archive - Posting 000231.txt from 1998/11

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] introduction
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 22:42:07 -0500

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From: Shelly Hatleberg <salth2ofish@-----.com>
Date: Thursday, November 05, 1998 9:36 PM
Subject: [kl] introduction

>Anyway, I did have a question regarding my clarinet. My parents
>bought it for $45 when I was in 6th grade (~16 years ago). It is a
>wooden "noblet". I haven't heard anyone on the list mention "noblet"
>yet and didn't know if it's just an "off-the-wall" company. It also
>has "normandy france" written on it. Does anyone know anything about
>this? I'd be interested in knowing if it is a "professional" or what!

The Noblet is Leblanc's intermediate line of clarinets and they are very
nice instruments. Leblanc is one of the major makers. Several of the adult
amateurs that I have known have played them in community bands and have been
very pleased with them.

You might want to have a technician go over it and check pads and springs
and adjustments. If you are playing the original mouthpiece, you might want
to upgrade that.

Basically you have a fine horn with minimal investment.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

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