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Author: Ben Shaffer
Date: 2021-06-19 18:46
I've bought both an LL and an L7.
Neither had a Mouthpiece with them
Does anyone know what Mouthpieces these Horns were originally sold with?
One would presume given that they are Pro Level Horns that they came with a nice Hard Rubber Mouthpiece
Maybe a LeBlanc Hard Rubber K series Mouthpiece?
I believe LeBlanc bought Woodwinds Company, so something else maybe with a Woodwinds Logo?
Post Edited (2021-06-19 19:48)
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2021-06-19 21:48
They were usually supplied with either an ebonite Leblanc 2L, 3L or 4L mouthpiece with Leblanc Paris within an elongated octagon stamped on them just above the tenon. Noblet ebonite mouthpieces are similar, but have a plain number and are stamped with Noblet above the tenon.
I'll see if I can find one as I'm sure I have one lurking around somewhere - I still have some original Leblanc caps and ligatures in both nickel and silver plate they'd have been supplied with.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2021-06-20 01:55)
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Author: ruben
Date: 2021-06-19 21:51
Ben: They came -for a long time- with Leblanc 4L mouthpieces. These were fine mouthpieces-as good as Vandoren, and could be used with Buffet and Selmer top-of-the-line clarinets. I haven't seen one for years. Jimmy Hamilton of the Duke Ellington orchestra used one.
rubengreenbergparisfrance@gmail.com
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Author: seabreeze
Date: 2021-06-19 22:25
I don't know what mouthpiece came with L7 clarinets but here's a magazine photo of Pete Fountain posing with a clarinet outfitted with a typical LL style Leblanc clarinet mouthpiece.
https://clarinet.org/the-style-and-sound-of-pete-fountain
As Chris says, you can see the elongated octagonal geometric with the words Leblanc Paris inscribed within. Some of the Leblanc pieces say Leblanc France instead. Facings ranged from 1L to 4L or about from one millimeter at the tip to about the same as a Vandoren B45 at the tip. Fountain, by the way, preferred glass mouthpieces, a glass O'Brien he got from Irving Fazola early in his career or Vandoren glass pieces later on. The rubber Leblanc was just for the photo shoot.
Leblanc rubber mouthpieces of this vintage appear from time to time on the famous internet auction sites, and often sell for less than $50.
Post Edited (2021-06-19 22:37)
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