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Author: wouldwindificouldwind
Date: 2013-05-11 21:01
I recently received a vintage Leblanc Dynamic H, serial #17791. It probably needs some restoration work. I am interested in having it restored but I'm not sure where I would go to have it done, or if it is worth doing. Any info on this clarinet would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Author: MarlboroughMan
Date: 2013-05-11 21:16
Pete Fountain played a Dynamic H before Leblanc put out the "Pete Fountain" model. I don't what the differences are (if many or any) between the H and the PF, but both were top quality instruments.
Congrats. The Dynamic H is on my short list of cool horns to own.
Eric
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The Jazz Clarinet
http://thejazzclarinet.blogspot.com/
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Author: wouldwindificouldwind
Date: 2013-05-11 21:37
Thanks for the info! Any guess on value if restored to mint condition? It's got it's original case and an otto link four star mouth piece.
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Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2013-05-11 22:47
From serial number I would think it dates from period 1963/64.
The Dynamic H is a wide bore (15mm) instrument. In the UK some saw it as a competitor for the B&H 1010 market.
They are extremely well made instruments and probably well worth doing up if it hasn't led too hard a life or been abused.
Leblanc unfortunately do not command high prices these days so doing it up for resale may not prove financially worth while whereas doing it up for your own use could.
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Author: rtmyth
Date: 2013-05-12 14:49
Larry Mueller,now in TN, has a web site. He did all the work I could not do myself.
excellent.
richard smith
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Author: Orlando Natty
Date: 2013-05-12 19:08
I have a LeBlanc Dynamique which is the predecessor to the Dynamic H. It has a nice tone but it didn't really blend well when I took it to my community orchestra practice. It was kind of bright on certain notes and I couldn't lip it enough to not feel like I was sticking out.
It is a great solo instrument, though. Warm and clear tone. The key work is still snappy, especially for a fifty year old instrument.
My husband is a trumpet player and even with his brass player ears he could definitely hear a difference. He said it sounds much louder than my Selmer 10G.
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Author: Steven Ocone
Date: 2013-05-13 12:43
Let us know what area you live in. I may be able to recommend a local repair tech.
Steve Ocone
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Author: Ursa
Date: 2013-05-13 18:16
I echo Orlando's observations regarding the Dynamique.
My ensemble's Clarinet I section has guys on a Leblanc Dynamique, a Selmer Centered Tone, and me on a B&H 8-10 or an early '50s Normandy. These instruments blend well with each other and have no trouble at all contending with an overmanned trumpet section. If you added us to a section of modern Yamahas and R-13s, however, it would be a timbral mismatch of epic proportions.
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Author: Bill
Date: 2013-05-15 02:25
I have a Dynamique that I prize. I have dozens of vintage clarinets but the Dynamique is near the top of the pecking order. Unfortunately, my "Symphonie" is *not*.
Bill Fogle
Ellsworth, Maine
(formerly Washington, DC)
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