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 Re: Leblanc symphonie clarinets
Author: Vytas 
Date:   2006-10-10 01:18

I've worked on many older Leblanc 'Symphonies'. None of them had sterling silver keys. "Symphonie Model", "Symphonie", "Symphonie II" had unplated nickel-silver keys. "Symphonie 3", "Symphonie IV" had nickel plated keys. Until about 1960 all French WOODEN clarinets had unplated nickel-silver keys. After 1960-63 basically all French clarinets had plated keys. It's very unlikely that you find sterling silver keys on any of French clarinet. If they exist, it must be a special order or some very limited special addition.

Not many repair shops restore the logos and these that do usually leave a lot of yellow mess around the logo. It's not that easy cleanly redo the logo. On new clarinets the wood grain is filled so apply the logo is easy but on any older clarinet the filler is gone and gilding process becomes very messy. The logo on "Symphonie 3" (pictured above) was redone by me several years ago. I do not use any crayons or fountain pen markings etc.

BTW Selmer BT have nickel-silver keys.

Vytas Krass
Professional clarinet technician
Custom clarinet mouthpiece maker
Former professional clarinet player

ClarinetHeaven@aol.com
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