Klarinet Archive - Posting 000216.txt from 2002/08

From: MVinquist@-----.com
Subj: [kl] Re: Leblanc Clarinet Model 1167 - L7
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 09:39:57 -0400

B.Y.Byun asks about the Leblanc L7.

This was one of Leblanc's top models in the mid-70s. I was offered one at a
very good price by a dealer at the ClarinetFest several years ago, when the
model was being phased out. He had several of them, each completely
different. Some were stuffy, some free-blowing; some bright, some dull. The
one with the tone and response I liked best was horribly out of tune, and
none of them had great intonation.

The upshot is that you might find a good one, but you absolutely have to play
the particular one on offer and check it out thoroughly before you buy.

Best regards.

Ken Shaw

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