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Author: Ben Shaffer
Date: 2014-03-08 17:55
Beginner here, I thank everyone for the advice on my clarinet search. Here to for Ive just looked at plastic ones, but now I see you can get a LeBlanc Noblet 40 refurbished for around the same price as a plastic Clarinet... That said would the Noblet 40 be a step up? If so how?
Post Edited (2014-03-08 22:56)
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2014-03-08 23:10
You'd be better off with the Noblet as it's an intermediate level clarinet with a much better tone than a plastic clarinet, but do be sure you dry it all well after playing.
When I last worked at a music shop I serviced a wooden Normandy which played beautifully with a tome not all that far off a pro level Leblanc (which they're based on anyway), so I think the Noblet will be the better instrument and will last you much longer than a plastic one which you'll probably have to upgrade from in a few years down the line.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: TomS
Date: 2014-03-09 03:31
I've known professionals that used Noblet models 40 and 45 for their C clarinet or (I think) their E-flat. These instruments had a very good reputation, and ran 2nd place to Leblanc LLs back in my school days. Of course, a Selmer Series 9, Leblanc LL and Buffet retailed for only $400.00! Gosh, a Selmer Mark VI alto was only $600.00 ...!
I'd check the tuning carefully before buying and carefully examine for cracks, chips and burrs ... a bought a used instrument recently and discovered that the middle socket had been shattered and repaired with super glue. The break had gone all the way thru the 1st tone hole on the lower joint.
Sure wish the Noblets and Normandys were still available, especially for what they used to cost! I played one briefly while my horn was in the shop, back in High School. Was better, at the time, than the PM Super Brillante I used ... but a very different tuning, resistance and sound.
Tom
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Author: wanabe
Date: 2014-03-12 07:52
I'll let you know in about ten years whether or not it will work as a horn for an old fart (I'll be 68 in July) to learn on. Seriously, I just delivered my ''N'' Noblet model 40 to the repair shop for a complete rebuild. I picked it up for just a few bucks. I am lucky enough to live very close to a techII that specializes in reconditioning woodwinds. So in a week or so I'll have a completely/refurbished, pretty well regarded clarinet for under $150.00 . I haven't given up on building my own. I just figured that it's going to take a bit longer to get the hang of adjusting the key work, so I better get busy learning how to play.
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