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Re: Case cover for bass clarinet

Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-02-12 01:47

The older French Leblanc bass cases were very compact for their time (both low Eb and low C models), but chances are since the American takeover which saw the Leblanc Corp. come into being in the '90s (incorporating several companies), their bass cases were also American made and a lot bigger than the French cases.

So the chances of finding a case cover off the shelf to fit the older bass cases is going to be very slim to impossible - even if there are case covers being made for bass cases which I don't think is likely anymore, most basses are usually supplied in those zip-up lightweight things.

I've absolutely no idea what's happened to Leblanc as things have been changing far too rapidly (and not always for the best) in the whole musical instrument industry. Buffet had bought their French factory to produce the ill-fated E11F, but I think they've since closed that facility down and production of the E12F is now done in Germany.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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