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Author: wjk
Date: 2003-01-18 03:38
Sny fans of Pete Fountain clarinets out there? What are the instrument's pluses and minuses?
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-01-18 14:31
My big-bore '60's LeB Dynamic 2 has the PF 2 extra's, art. C#/G# key and "ring-finger" ring [and small pad] for "fork Eb/Bb". The ?same? horn, big jazz tone, lots of flexability, more so than my L7, sim. to my Sel CT! Don
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Author: Donn
Date: 2003-01-18 15:22
I have found no minuses and no troubles in the three years I've had mine.
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Author: John Elison
Date: 2003-01-18 15:35
I’ve owned two Pete Fountain Model 1610 clarinets and they are basically the only clarinets I’ve known for the past thirty-some-odd years. However, recently I bought a Model 1187 LL on eBay and I fell in love with it immediately. It plays just as loud at the Model 1610 but with a much better tone. Everyone who has heard me recently has commented on my improved tone quality, especially in the upper registers. The LL may have slightly more resistance, but I’m not sure about that anymore. It has a large bore, but not quite as large as the Pete Fountain model. For me, the LL seems to be the better instrument.
Incidentally, Leblanc just sent me a catalog that lists the LL in various key configurations, so perhaps it is still being produced. Model 1176 is the standard model. Model 1176PS features plateau keys. Model 1177S incorporates the fork Eb-Bb. Model 1186S includes only the articulated C#-G#. Model 1187S, which I own, has both the fork Eb-Bb and the articulated C#-G#. Model 1197S adds the auxiliary Ab-Eb key to the 1187 configuration. Finally, Model 1199S is the Full-Boehm configuration with low Eb.
Best regards,
John Elison
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Author: Robert Small
Date: 2003-01-18 19:45
I bought a special order LL a few years back (five or six) and I'm pretty sure it's still being produced. Like John says they can be had in a number of different key configurations. Mine has the forked Bb/Eb, articulated G#/C#, and left hand Eb/Ab key. But getting the extra keywork requires a special order and a three or four month wait. For me the extra keywork is indispensible, especially the articulated G#/C# and lefy hand Eb/Ab key.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-01-18 21:38
Well said J E and R S, my first good cl was a "full Boehm", so I grew up with the added/helpful fingerings and their [minor, to me] shortcomings. The "first" 3 are quite useful, the low Eb [maybe a good middle Bb!] I used in playing Stardust [in 5 b's chalameau] and for G & S transpositions only! The most-useful of these 4 additions, IMHO, is the alternate Ab/Eb which simplifies the mid-staff cross-fingering problems. Yes, read our earlier discussions. Don
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2003-01-19 22:32
I have to agree that the Leblanc LL has a better tone than the Pete Fountain. It is also a more versatile instrument.
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