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Re: Leblanc 1756S Basset Clarinet

Author: eddiec ★2017
Date: 2014-04-16 06:12

I decided to try it out. Its the only way to know..

The serial number is 12x. I'm surprised.. some of the ones that have sold used have been in the 140 range. I'd presume those to be 20 years old or more.

Setup seems pretty good. The low D-flat is very hard to get out, pad height slightly off I think. There are adjustment screws on most of the bottom pads. There's a lot of things that have to line up to get the low C to work.

Overall it feels more like a bass clarinet than I expected, especially in the clarion register.

There's no "LL" or other identifying mark, and I'm not sure how to say what member of the LeBlanc family it may be most closely related to. I might be able to measure the bore this weekend.

I'll post other reactions as I have them. Any pointers for how to evaluate the thing would be appreciated.

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