Klarinet Archive - Posting 001079.txt from 2000/02

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] re: Leblanc cataloge
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 20:39:42 -0500

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From: "J. Mir" <jennifer@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] re: Leblanc cataloge

> > Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 15:47:31 -0500
> > To: "Klarinet List" <klarinet@-----.org>
> > From: "Danny Ehrhart" <saxman105@-----.net>
> > Subject: Leblanc cataloge.
> > Message-ID: <001001bf8163$e4986040$3f1c4d0c=p166>
> >
>
> Danny,
>
> I cannot help you in your quest for a real Leblanc catalogue,
> but I have been playing their Esprit model for 4 years now.
> It is a good entry-level horn, as their literature says.
> It has a few minor problems, and its not a perfect horn.
> But the tone quality across all ranges and ease of use will
> get you pretty far if you plan to keep playing for a few more years.
>
> The main problems I have/had with my Esprit are:
> -- B key keeps bending, resulting in perpetual leakage

Look into your assembly/disassembly technique or perhaps the fit of the
case. Esprit uses the same keys as other Leblanc models and so should not
be any more prone to bend than they are.

> -- extremely stiff joints, even after sanding down the cork

Similar problems have been reported on many brands not just Leblanc. Take
it to a technician and see if perhaps the tenon itself needs a little
sanding. Sometimes they are just a little oversize and other times the wood
has swollen a little after manufacture. This can happen to any wood
instrument (reported frequently on new Buffets on the clarinet bulletin
board.

> -- Tendency to sharpness with an average stock mouthpiece,
> you will need to choose your mouthpiece carefully

Stock mouthpieces are generally poor regardless of brand or model. This
includes Buffets (reputed to have really bad mouthpieces).

> -- Not able to get stable sound above super A
> (feedback from other Esprit players is appreciated)

These notes need a lot of work on ANY clarinet. None of them that I know of
are stable at these high pitches. The player must make them stable.

> -- minor thing but the brand label is made of really
> cheap paint/enamel and has practically worn off.
> After 1 year the horn says "Le nc" instead of "Leblanc."
>

Common problem with all labels.

> But on the plus side, for the money Esprit is a good horn.
> Haven't played a Buffet in a long time but I remember
> the key action wasn't as fluid as the Leblanc.
>
> j.m.
> jennifermir@-----.com
>

Dee Hays
Canton, SD
>
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