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Author: deejay
Date: 2001-03-23 23:58
I want to know some older pro clarinets. I am looking for a older good pro horn and want to know what brand.
deejay
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Author: Dee
Date: 2001-03-24 00:22
Same as today. Leblanc, Buffet, Selmer, and Yamaha. These companies have all been in business for over 100 years.
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Author: bob gardner
Date: 2001-03-24 01:48
i have a 40 year old Selmer "g" and think it is a great horn. I have an older lablanc coming.
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Author: lande
Date: 2001-03-24 02:36
Depends what you mean by older
1960 to the present, pretty much the big three
In 1930, a lot of companies that are gone now or merged were making top quality instruments. Cousnon, Bettoney, Penzel Muller, Conn & Whitecome to mind. My experience is with pro quality metal clarinets. Many are quite good and can be bargains compared to the sort of student horn $300 would buy you today. However, they are not as good as the current pro quality horns.
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Author: jbutler
Date: 2001-03-24 03:15
The LeBlanc 27 on eBay is a Noblet 27. An intermediate clarinet. It compares somewhat to the Noblet 40 or 45 of today.
John
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Author: Dee
Date: 2001-03-24 04:07
deejay wrote:
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> So what would you clasify a Leblanc Noblet 27 as?
The Noblet 27 was an intermediate level clarinet.
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Author: Graham Golden
Date: 2001-03-24 22:38
yamaha has been around for 100 years??? i know the compaines has, but i thought they just started making instruments in the 60s, or 70s.
Graham
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2001-03-25 02:14
Yamaha started making musical instruments in 1887 (reed organs). Check the logo (especially on the motorcycles). 3 crossed tuning forks!
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Author: Dee
Date: 2001-03-25 03:15
Mark Charette wrote:
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> Yamaha started making musical instruments in 1887 (reed
> organs). Check the logo (especially on the motorcycles). 3
> crossed tuning forks!
To expand on Mark's comment a bit, Yamaha was making musical instruments long before they ever started motorcycles. The old man sent his son on a world tour to learn and bring back instrument manufacturing technologies. Instead the son became enamoured of motorcycles and convinced the old man to also go into motorcycle production.
By the way, I have seen one clarinet in the past on eBay from fairly early in Yamaha's history based on the case style. That case style implied pre-1920.
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Author: Laura
Date: 2001-03-30 00:50
Just got a S-1 Buffet made in 1975. Plays beautifully, great tone. Little larger bore. A great used vintage horn.
Noblet, Normandy these are intermediate clarinets. Not bad but not a pro level horn.
Laura
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