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Leblance Symphonie VII

Author: clarimad
Date: 2015-08-15 11:45

Does anyone know the years of production for the 7, or VII, model? I understand that all the rosewood used to manufacture these was destroyed in a fire in France.

Any information please as there is so very little to be found on the internet.

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Re: Leblance Symphonie VII

Author: Johan H Nilsson
Date: 2015-08-16 14:38

Found this excerpt in Vol 34 of The Clarinet:

"Leblanc, in fact, has continued to issue new models of "Symphonie" clarinets. The latest version, the "Symphonie VII," was advertised from 1997 through 2002."

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Re: Leblance Symphonie VII

Author: Johan H Nilsson
Date: 2015-08-16 14:53

The fire was Feb 13 2003.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2003-02-13/news/0302140014_1_factory-dawn-blaze-clarinets

75% of the employees were back in Apr 1 2003:
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-102141054.html

Difficult to tell how hard Leblanc was hit by the fire as a company. The machinery was not damaged according to the first link.

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