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Noblet Paris Artist

Author: brevell
Date: 2007-01-27 00:06

I just bought a Noblet Paris Artist clarinet #B78405. Could anyone tell me how old it is, if it is an intermediate or professional model and the approximate value? Also the clarinet came from Georgia to the Rocky Mountains where it is quite dry. Are there any precautions I should take before playing it? Thanks, Burt

Post Edited (2007-01-27 01:24)

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Re: Noblet Paris Artist

Author: cuscoclarinet
Date: 2007-01-27 06:22

Burt,
seeing as the Noblet label has for some time been a part of LeBlanc the best way to find out is to call them and ask. I never could figure out why LeBlanc refuses to publish a list of it's instruments by serial number and year.
Good luck with them, they have only been able to date one of my 4 instruments.
As for dealing with the move from a super-humid climate to a super-dry one, if you are really worried I suggest you aclimate it for a couple of weeks to a month with the case partially opened (prop the lid open about the width of a match box), then oil the bore and the outside of the body before playing it. This will surely be the best way to prevent it's splitting open.
Granted I don't guarantee anything having to do with wood going from one climate to another (probably a habit developed after many years of traveling with wooden objects) but take into account that many musicians travel with thier instruments around the country and the globe, and don't have problems with cracking.
Heck, I took a clarinet from Seattle (cold, wet and at sea level) to Cusco, Peru (dry, hot (at the time) and 2 miles above sea level) with no ill effects.

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Re: Noblet Paris Artist

Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2007-01-28 19:03

The only serial number list I have seen for Noblet clarinets stops with B45800 (1984). It's hard to project forward from that time because production (at least as indicated by the serial numbers in the list) varied widely from year to year. But figuring roughly from the numbers provided, I would estimate yours was manufactured sometime between 1986 and 1990.

Leblanc classifies Noblet as an intermediate model. There were actually two versions at the time yours was made (the model 40 and the model 45) and the Artist (model 45) was the higher end. If yours has a diamond logo, I would estimate it's worth around $150 to $250 on eBay in fair condition (only needs minor repairs). If it has the more recent logo (see completed sales under eBay for an example), it's probably worth a little more.

I think it will serve you well as a beginner, backup or doubler instrument.

Best regards,
jnk

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