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Re: Noblet 45 plateau

Author: Ursa
Date: 2019-11-11 16:25

I've owned the Normandy 14P sibling model of the Noblet 45P and it played very well indeed when set up properly.

I ended up selling mine to a colleague who is suffering from arthritis. Having a plateau clarinet has made it possible for him to keep playing.

The one at auction now has to be among the very last 45P clarinets produced and I doubt you'll find one in better shape.

However...every now and then a wooden Normandy plateau clarinet (usually the model 10P) comes along at auction and usually goes for under US$200. Acoustically, it's the same as the Noblet 40P/45P. You might find better value with one of these in good fixer-upper condition, and having it overhauled to your exact specifications. As Chris P mentioned above, I'd have mine fitted with cork pads--at least on the trill keys, throat keys, C#/G#, and on the tone holes normally fitted with a ring key.

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