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Re: vintage Henri Leduc Paris bass clarinet

Author: river432
Date: 2016-10-28 17:35

Thank you, Claus, for you response and great photos of the the Jean Cartier bass clarinet. After closely reviewing the photos, I believe you may have pointed me in the right direction!!

The keywork on both clarinets is strikingly similar. There is a difference in the double register key mechanism. My "Henri Leduc Paris" bass appears to be more complicated and has a long rod linking both the upper and lower registers. The "on-body" register key also appears to be higher up on the upper joint. I don't know if the more complicated register key mechanism means it is an earlier or later model. Also, there is an additional large pad on the lower joint for low E.

Anyway, I did some research on Jean Cartier clarinets and I discovered that this may be a stencil name for Dolnet. The company was known as Dolnet Lefèvre & Pigis, Mantes-la-Jolie, 1880-1898; became Dolnet & Lefèvre 1898-1908; and then Henri Dolnet, 1909-1986. This company was active as makers of clarinets and saxophones in Mantes but was noted more for its saxophones. From what I've read, the quality of their instruments was excellent. It is very possible that Henri Leduc was just another stencil name of Dolnet.

I never would have come up with Dolnet without your assistance. So thanks again for pointing me in the right direction!

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