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Re: LeBlanc Models & Levels

Author: shmuelyosef
Date: 2018-09-04 23:44

A lot of information in this 'not so long' thread, so I thought that I would post my related question here.

I'm a latecomer to clarinet (although a longterm sax player); 10 years ago when I started in earnest, I struggled on clarinet with a 70s-vintage R13 that I had bought some years previous at the guidance of my children's clarinet teacher...at some point I bought an old Selmer CT and realized that I had been struggling with resistance and ergonomics on the Buffet, and my clarinet playing improved more rapidly; I collected a couple more pre-polycylindical Selmers since. Lately, I've been using a Vito 7214 for outdoor gigs and find it to be a satisfactory player...particularly the keywork, which feels superior to the Selmers.

I've been tempted again to try some version of polycylindrical intermediate clarinet to access some of the tuning improvements, but want to limit my financial outlay. The Leblanc keywork feels nice to me compared to the Yamaha/Buffet setups. Two attractive options (financially and on spec) seem to be the Leblanc Sonata and VSP. Both get good kudos generally as 'value' clarinets, and I have been watching the ubiquitous auction site for options. These can be had generally for $300-500 in good condition and I am easily capable of putting modern clarinets into tip-top shape.

Finally...my question: Are the Sonata and VSP basically the same instrument? All the descriptive literature indicates that and they are often referred to as the VSP/Sonata "class" of Leblanc.

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