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Author: golfnclarinet
Date: 2012-12-19 20:02
I couldn't find details about this model through SEARCH here.
What I noticed is that there are metal resonators in bottom 4 pads like Opus model.
Any info(bore, metal-silver plated??......)?
Thanks in advance.
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Author: ruben
Date: 2012-12-21 07:02
Dear Golfn,
As far as I can remember, the Leblance LX replaced the famous Leblanc LL in the 70s, I think. The person to get in touch with is the French clarinetist, Alain Damiens, who played one for quite a while. Like the LL, I imagine it was a rather wide-bore instrument, but that was supposed to be better suited to the Classical musician. It can't be said that it really caught on. The LL was used by many jazz clarinets, most notably Buddy di Franco and Jimmy Hamilton
rubengreenbergparisfrance@gmail.com
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Author: donald
Date: 2012-12-21 17:50
I think it went... LL, L27, L200 (endorsed by Stanley Drucker!), L300 then the LX2000, then these models were all replaced by the Opus/Concerto etc designed by Tom Ridenour.
dn
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Author: SteveG_CT
Date: 2012-12-21 18:28
ruben wrote:
> Like the LL, I imagine it was a rather
> wide-bore instrument, but that was supposed to be better suited
> to the Classical musician. It can't be said that it really
> caught on. The LL was used by many jazz clarinets, most notably
> Buddy di Franco and Jimmy Hamilton
>
The LL was more of a medium-bore (~14.8mm) and was cylindrical. Later Leblanc clarinets (L7, L200, etc.) used a non-cylindical bore design that was usually a bit smaller (~14.7mm). The LX2000 I believe was actually the successor to the L7 which is generally regarded as being an excellent instrument providing you can find one that wasn't re-bored when it got to the Kenosha factory. The LL's are often excellent as well but are a different animal compared to the other "L-series" Leblanc clarinets.
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Author: ruben
Date: 2012-12-21 18:57
I will ask some of the old-timers who worked at the Leblanc factory about 40 miles out of Paris. Leblanc had fine craftsmanship and used naturally-dried wood. It is a pity that they didn't keep up with the times and disappeared, as we knew them.
rubengreenbergparisfrance@gmail.com
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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2012-12-24 11:15
Hi,
"Wasn't the L7 a copy of the R13?"
I play an L200 and as I recall when I measured it many years ago it was almost exactly the same bore as my R13. But the L200 is still my best clarinet for intonation. Much better than my R13!
HRL
PS But I have been sticking pretty much with my Yamaha CS Custom as my main clarinet. Great ergonomics and a wonderful sound.
Post Edited (2012-12-24 11:17)
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