What is this Clarinet - Leblanc LL Learn the main identifier of a Leblanc LL clarinet, also specific keywork. And learn how the late Noblet A clarinet is a rebadged LL A.
I have two B-Flat Leblanc LL clarinets one I believe is from the sixties and the other from the eighties. I'm very fond of both of them because they help me get the sort of sound I want and are comfortable ergonomically. They are quite different. The later one (51000s serial number) has low E and low F that you can't blow flat - it even tends to be sharp down there.
Thank you for another fine video. I bought a LL bass clarinet to low c during the 1960 s which I still play. I also have a LL C clarinet which I use for Klezmer and sometimes in classical work. They are great instruments. Keep up the good work you are doing. God bless you. Bill. Uk
You'll probably be interested in the next Friday Scheduled video which is about a 1960/70s Leblanc Alto Clarinet. I show a 1968 Catalog and a 1974 price list.
I just bought a Leblanc LL Bb clarinet. It has been full overhauled. I find it a little difficult to play especially in the upper register it is not as smooth as expected. Keywork is very good and wood qualitiy as well… Nice instrument but have to get used to it coming from a more modern midrange Buffet.
Yes you are correct. I normally play an RC Prestige or R13 sets. The cylindrical design of the Leblancs is quite a bit different. The tapered Buffet bore from the Master Bore through the polycylindrical bore design provides a more consistent blowing experience down the instrument, whereas the player has to accommodate that more with the cylindrical bored instruments. I have a videe R13 v LL I think ... I'll look for it. . I went from the LLs to the R13. Easy transition. But after years of not using my LL I tried them again ... wow, what a difference and the transition back to playing the LLs was more difficult than I imagined. . I also did a mouthpiece review of various mpcs on an R13, LL and CenteredTone. All varying in various ways back in 2008 ==> www.woodwindforum.com/forum/index.php?threads/the-mouthpiece-review-reviewing-a-wide-variety-of-mpcs.21009/
Thank you for the info! I gonna check the video! Mouthpiece was another thing with the LL. I had some difficulties to find a mouthpiece that was easy to play. The best i found was an old SML Marigaux mp it seems to fit to the bore quite ok. I also tried an Zinner/Richard Hawkings which was ok, but difficult in the upper register. Unfortunately i don’t know the technical specs of both of them… But they sound good. My Chedeville SAV 3 wasn’t working at all. It is one of my favorites on my Buffet. I imagine switching from LL to R13 is easier. Do you think it is worth it going through all that efforts to play the LL? I was just curious and the price was good….😊
