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Author: Chris P
Date: 2021-02-27 02:52
It's Leblanc.
End of discussion.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: seabreeze
Date: 2021-02-27 07:14
Yes, in 1904 the assets of the D. Noblet company were acquired by George Leblanc, and in subsequent years, George's son, Leon Leblanc, along with acoustician Charles Houvenaghel, designed most of the Leblanc clarinet models, including the LL, until Ridenour came on board.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2021-02-27 12:07
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If you're seriously saying that you don't understand the confusion I would reference........their logos.
One consistent old logo makes the "B" most prominent in the name.
More modern configurations features the "B" as the only lower case letter in an all caps name. So is it "LEbLANC?"
For you guys used to seeing history and paperwork, you may have the upper hand in the correct nomenclature. I, however, only know them from the stamp on their products.
................Paul Aviles
Post Edited (2021-02-27 12:39)
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Author: seabreeze
Date: 2021-02-28 04:06
The old catalogues and press releases spell the name with a small "b." The big "b" was an advertising device used in the logo, not a feature of the family or legal corporate name. Leon Leblanc lived to be 100 years old, raised the company back from the trauma of two factory fires, and managed to remarry at the age of 98. He earned a diploma from the Paris Conservatory in 1921 and established a New York office for Leblanc distribution in 1935. That office and the later factory in Kenosha, Wisconsin were listed with the small "b" spelling; the address in Kenosha was 7001 Leblanc Ave, 53141. Both the street and the company name were eponymous; that is, they took their name from the Leblanc family. Google Leon Leblanc (1900-2000), music as a vocation to find out more.
Post Edited (2021-02-28 05:44)
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Author: LCL
Date: 2021-02-28 17:50
I know or assume that this discussion about whether the B should or should not be capitalized refers strictly to the instrument manufacturer. My last name although shown with a "b" in my email address is spelt with a "B" in real life. Here in South Louisiana, almost all the family name, LeBlanc, is spelled that way. We also have other cute names like "banket" meaning a sidewalk, "hose pipe" meaning a garden hose and "neutral ground" meaning that grassy divide on a boulevard. Acadians or Cajuns down here are unique!
Best,
LeBlanc
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Author: Luuk ★2017
Date: 2021-03-02 16:38
This reminds me of a discussion I once had with a US colleague. They came up with a form with one field for 'first name' and one for 'last name'. I remarked that I could not fill in my name, Luuk van Buul, correctly. The middle 'insertion' is a separate part, belonging to my family name, but mostly there is only room for a first and a last name. If I use 'van' as first part of my last name, I will be alphabetically listed under 'v', where 'b' would be appropriate. Also, software often rejects spaces or comma's in names.
The same issue goes for German names (Ludwig Van Beethoven), and French (Didier Le Blanc). To add to the confusion, there are also last names where the middle and last word have fused: Léon Leblanc. But I can't remember I ever saw a European name with capitals used at another place than the first. I even wonder if they do exist.
I won't go into the details of when to use a capital for the 'insertion' and when not... This also differs per country.
Regards,
Luuk
Philips Symphonic Band
The Netherlands
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2021-03-22 02:45
Same applies to Lafleur - it's Lafleur and not La Fleur.
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