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Author: beek4000
Date: 2014-04-15 04:49
Hello,
I recently obtained a vintage Leblanc PARIS alto clarinet, serial #6659. I'm trying to determine how old it might be. Can anyone give me an estimate?
Thanks!
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Author: beek4000
Date: 2014-04-16 06:31
Thank you, Tony! 1977 seems like a good year! Were you able to obtain this date from an online source?
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Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2014-04-16 22:37
Tony, that list only seems to identify Noblet alto clarinets - do you know if the professional models used the same serial list?
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Author: Tony F
Date: 2014-04-17 09:02
Hi Norman,
I've never come across one of the professional models, so I can't really say. Perhaps someone on the bb who has one can check their serial number against this list.
Tony F.
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Author: beek4000
Date: 2014-04-18 01:24
Hello Tony,
I have seen this list. Thanks nonetheless for sharing it. If my alto was a Noblet, its serial number would indeed date it back to 1977. My horn bears no model $. All I know is that it's a Leblanc PARIS. I have not had any luck tracking down an exact date of manufacture.
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Author: cigleris
Date: 2014-04-18 02:36
The subject line gave me some odds images of dating an Alto clarinet, such as taking it to a fine resturant... :-)
Peter Cigleris
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Author: Mark Charette ★2017
Date: 2014-04-18 03:12
cigleris wrote:
> The subject line gave me some odds images of dating an Alto
> clarinet, such as taking it to a fine resturant... :-)
>
Nah, you can take an alto to a dive bar. It's those sopranos who are divas.
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Author: beek4000
Date: 2014-04-21 04:51
I have no issue with taking my alto out for a nice dinner, as I suspect she may be eligible for the senior discount. And so I ask again, how old might she be?
Post Edited (2014-04-21 04:57)
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2014-04-22 00:20
Just boppin' around on Google for a few minutes, best guess is the model number is 7165 and the manufacture date is 1971.
Same year as my Fiat 850 Spider (who is very cute and would be a fun date).
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Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2014-04-22 03:04
The shape of the Leblanc logo can give a rough idea of vintage (see clarinetperfection website for pictures) but broadly in the 50s the logo was a diamond shape with slightly squared points and with the name G Leblanc all on one line.
From about late 50s to late 60s the same shape logo but with the G placed on a line above Leblanc.
From late 60s onwards the diamond shape became virtually a rectangle with only a hint of bevel at each side.
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Author: fskelley
Date: 2014-04-23 03:58
beek4000... "I have no issue with taking my alto out for a nice dinner."
Well, if you take her to one of those quaint restaurants with stuff hanging from the walls, be careful not to stare at another alto clarinet. Could be trouble.
Stan in Orlando
EWI 4000S with modifications
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