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Re: Leblanc LL's

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2006-09-18 15:04

The LL was introduced in the late 1950s as Leblanc's top-of-the-line instrument. They came in a gorgeous white leather case that is still, IMHO, the best double case ever.

Your price list shows that by 1974, they had introduced the L 7, which was the successor to the LL.

They still use the LL design for their unusual clarinets, such as the D http://www.gleblanc.com/instruments/query.cfm?model=1176DS and Ab http://www.gleblanc.com/instruments/query.cfm?model=1176AbS. Their site doesn't list plateau instruments, but they're probably available by special order. If they're in the Leblanc Paris line, they will probably carry the LL logo.

I'm not sure, but their harmony clarinets may have the LL label.

I've always found the Leblanc reps at the ClarinetFests to be uninformed and have unplayable instruments on display. Thus I'm not surprised that some of the photos on their site are flopped, showing left-handed instruments for the Model 60 bass http://www.gleblanc.com/instruments/query.cfm?model=60 and their top-of-the-line Model 430S bass http://www.gleblanc.com/instruments/query.cfm?model=430S.

Ken Shaw

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