Leblanc France

Leblanc Clarinet Serial Numbers Date Of Manufacture
 

"Carolyn Sue Kincaid Chesnut Plays Exclusively Leblanc Clarinets"

Our roots trace back to 1750, to the court of Louis XV, before Mozart was born. Wind instruments were still evolving into the forms we would recognize today when Ets. D. Noblet was founded in France. In 1904, ownership of Noblet passed to Georges Leblanc, descendant of a long line of distinguished French instrument makers.

Shortly after World War I, Georges Leblanc and his son, Léon, organized G. Leblanc Cie. as an experimental laboratory for acoustical research and for the development of new and more accurate woodwind manufacturing methods. The company prospered and grew under the management of Léon Leblanc (1900-2000), the world’s only clarinet maker also recognized as a gifted artist, holder of the coveted First Prize of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris.

On both sides of the Atlantic, formerly led by Léon Leblanc, then by Vito Pascucci (1922-2003), and now by Leon Pascucci, Leblanc has dedicated its research to finding the delicate balance of hand-craftsmanship and machine tooling that produces wind instruments of unsurpassed quality. Today Leblanc is the only company in the world specializing in the manufacture of the complete family of clarinets.

Carolyn Sue Kincaid Chesnut plays exclusively Leblanc Clarinets Models Symphonie (1953), along with other Leblanc models from 1958, 1962, and 1969.

Carolyn Sue Kincaid Chesnut plays an Original Leblanc Symphonie, Dynamique Model II, Dynamic Model H, and Model LL LeBlanc Clarinets.

All other known Leblanc models serial number and date of manufacture are noted below including the Leblanc Paris Clarinet series of fine instruments.

The following information and article is presented here drawn from information furnished by The Bis Key Chronicles, The Woodwind Forum, and woodwindNYC.

This old picture formerly on the Leblanc site but has since disappeared.

  • Ab Sopranino
  • Eb Sopranino
  • D Sopranino
  • C Soprano
  • Bb Soprano
  • A Soprano
  • (missing basset clarinet in A)
  • F Basset Horn
  • Eb Alto Clar
  • Bb Bass Clar to low Eb
  • Bb Bass Clar to low C
  • EEb Contralto to low C (paperclip model)
  • BBb Contrabass to low C (paperclip)
  • EEEb Octocontralto to low C
  • BBBb Octocontrabass to low C

The last 2 were built for some exhibition or another in the 1930s. The BBBb was supposedly the lowest pitched wind instrument ever, going down nearly an octave below the piano keyboard. One or the other of them was supposedly lying around the Paris factory as late as the 1970s, but no sign of them has been seen or heard since.

There was (I believe) only one Octocontrabass built, and three Octocontraltos. They were all in the private collection of Leon Leblanc, but (again, I believe, but don't quote me) the Octobass and one of the Octoaltos now reside with Terje Lerstad.

The Octocontrabass sounded an octave below the Contrabassoon, which made it indeed one octave lower than the lowest Bb on the piano.

You'll note that all of the horns in the photo were products of Leblanc Paris. Omitted from the photo were the "Bassett Clarinet" (which did not exist in their line at that time), the A Bass Clarinet (which only Selmer has made in modern times), but examples of which have existed since the 1800's.

The FB and articulated models, they went out of production in the 60s.

 

 



 
 

"Carolyn Sue Kincaid Chesnut Serial Number Files"

LEBLANC CLARINETS MODEL NUMBERS #l27,#1167,#1610,#1611,#1612,#l200,#l300,#1189,#1190,#1276


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leblanc 340

1964

1000

1189

1965

1190

1408

1966

1409

1539

1967

1540

1650

1968

1651

1762

1969

1763

1899

1970

1900

1977

1971

1978

2075

1972

2076

2176

1973

2177

2275

1974

2276

2310

1975

2311

2389

1976

2390

2433

1977

2434

2482

1978

2483

2490

1979

2491

2500

1980

2501

2507

1981

2508

2510

1982

2511

2518

1983

2519

2530

 

Leblanc 342

1964

27

136

1965

137

199

1966

200

380

1967

381

469

1968

470

622

1969

623

720

1970

721

780

1971

781

879

1972

880

1009

1973

1010

1079

1974

1080

1130

1975

1131

1202

1976

1203

1212

1977

1213

1281

1978

1282

1330

1979

1331

1349

1980

1350

1365

1981

1366

1375

1982

1376

1395

1983

1396

1409

 

Leblanc 350

1964

300

331

1965

332

369

1966

370

420

1967

421

445

1968

446

463

1969

464

476

1970

477

490

1971

491

511

1972

512

519

1973

520

543

1974

544

556

1975

557

563

1976

564

574

1977

575

619

1978

620

624

1979

625

630

1980

631

635

1981

636

640

1982

641

645

1983

646

650

 

Leblanc 352

1964

12

59

1965

60

102

1966

103

150

1967

151

210

1968

211

279

1969

280

299

1970

300

424

1971

425

441

1972

442

489

1973

490

520

1974

521

529

1975

530

544

1976

545

605

1977

606

636

1978

637

644

1979

645

655

1980

656

659

1981

660

665

1982

666

670

1983

671

675

 

Leblanc Bass Clarinets

Models #400,415,417,425,430,325,330

1964

7600

8119

1965

8120

8360

1966

8361

8706

1967

8707

9147

1968

9148

9471

1969

9472

9852

1970

9853

10249

1971

10250

10601

1972

10602

10888

1973

10889

11240

1974

11241

11639

1975

11640

11956

1976

11957

12315

1977

12316

12810

1978

12811

13108

1979

13109

13509

1980

13510

13736

1981

13737

13891

1982

13892

14000

1983

14001

14219

1984

14220

14844

 

Leblanc 417 Bass Clarinet

1978

12560

12750

1979

12751

13220

1980

13221

13978

1981

13979

14010

1982

Disc.

Disc.

 

Leblanc Classic 476

1964

18000

22999

1965

23000

23999

1966

24000

25699

1967

25700

28411

1968

28412

30950

1969

30951

31600

1970

31601

33425

1971

33426

34899

1972

34900

37419

1973

37420

39204

1974

39205

42030

1975

8701

8847

1976

8848

8872

1977

8873

8893

1978

Disc.

Disc.

 

Noblet 55 (60) Alto Clarinet

1964

4200

4564

1965

4565

4799

1966

4800

5103

1967

5104

5374

1968

5375

5600

1969

5601

5733

1970

5734

5902

1971

5903

6035

1972

6036

6132

1973

6133

6228

1974

6229

6354

1975

6355

6469

1976

6470

6617

1977

6618

6693

1978

6694

6774

1979

6775

6868

1980

6869

6959

1981

6960

6965

1982

6966

7052

1983

7053

7123

 

Noblet 55 (60) Bass Clarinet

1964

4700

5113

1965

5114

5399

1966

5400

5899

1967

5900

6487

1968

6488

7076

1969

7077

7329

1970

7330

7626

1971

7627

8034

1972

8035

8373

1973

8374

8765

1974

8766

9194

1975

9195

9683

1976

9684

9815

1977

9816

10565

1978

10566

11114

1979

11115

11421

1980

11422

12065

1981

12066

12654

1982

12655

12793

1983

12794

12972

1984

12973

13430

 

Model 7165

1964

1207

1643

1965

1644

1976

1966

1977

2385

1967

2386

2868

1968

2869

3566

1969

3567

4553

1970

4554

5581

1971

5582

6762

1972

6763

7387

1973

7388

7612

1974

7613

8297

1975

8298

8683

1976

8684

9130

1977

9131

9505

1978

9506

9750

1979

9751

1040A

1980

1041A

1172A

1981

1173A

1414A

1982

1415A

1601A

1983

1602A

1800A

1984

1801A

1938A

1985

1939A

2098A

1986

2099A

2154A

1987

2155A

2290A

1988

2291A

2421A

1989

2422A

2551A

1990

2552A

2631A

1991

2632A

2823A

1992

2824A

2976A

1993

2977A

3085A

1994

3086A

3115A

1995

3116A

3197A

1996

3198A

3233A

1997

3234A

3344A

1998

3345A

0170A

1999

0171A

3585A

2000

3586A

3644A

2001

3645A

3737A

2002

3738A

3878A

2003

3879A

 

Models 7166/7168

1964

101A

989A

1965

990A

2459A

1966

2460A

3525A

1967

3526A

4385A

1968

4386A

7148A

1969

7149A

8594A

1970

8595A

9760A

1971

9761A

1808B

1972

1809B

2025B

1973

2026B

4188B

1974

4189B

5888B

1975

5889B

6949B

1976

6950B

7244B

1977

7245B

8365B

1978

8366B

9445B

1979

9446B

623C

1980

624C

1401C

1981

1402C

2212C

1982

2213C

3109C

1983

3110C

3564C

1984

3565C

4902C

1985

4903C

5797C

1986

5798C

6630C

1987

6631C

7559C

1988

7560C

8544C

1989

8545C

9707C

1990

9708C

1173D

1991

1174D

2650D

1992

2651D

3666D

1993

3667D

5369D

1994

5370D

6265D

1995

6266D

7504D

1996

7505D

8897D

1997

8898D

0616E

1998

0617E

2160E

1999

2161E

4042E

2000

4043E

6353E

2001

6354E

8847E

2002

8848E

1224F

2003

1225F

 

Vito Clarinets

Models 7212,7213,7214,v40,cl612,cl614,7242

1972

A80000

B00235

1973

B00236

B19755

1974

B19756

B43177

1975

B43178

B67359

1976

B67360

B89670

1977

B89671

C00000

1978

C11804

C30365

1979

C30366

C54833

1980

C54834

C75803

1981

C75804

D01578

1982

D01579

D25635

1983

D25636

E13604

1984

E13605

A07632

1985

A07633

A22037

1986

A22038

A37938

1987

A37939

A61456

1988

A61457

A86496

1989

A86497

B14492

1990

B14493

B40076

1991

B40077

B64823

1992

B64824

B89436

1993

B89437

C18260

1994

C18261

C45957

1995

C45958

C74050

1996

C74051

D04016

1997

D04017

D33263

1998

D33264

D62070

1999

D62071

D86150

2000

D86151

E09559

2001

E09560

E33519

2002

E33520

E53900

2003

E53901

 

Model 7131RK

1970

1

500

1971

501

2155

1972

2156

3529

1973

3530

4421

1974

4422

12000

1975

12001

25603

1976

25604

30827

1977

30828

33947

1978

33948

38844

1979

38845

42434

1980

42435

47975

1981

47976

52455

1982

52456

58306

1983

58307

62177

1984

62178

68524

1985

68525

72535

1986

72536

78579

1987

78580

85091

1988

85092

89758

1989

89759

501000

1990

501098

510332

1991

510333

511518

1992

511519

515800

1993

515801

519845

1994

519846

526925

1995

526926

533097

1996

533098

537807

1997

537808

552998

1998

552999

560613

1999

560614

575843

2000

575842

587455

2001

587456

624567

2002

624568

654084

 

Model C-602R

1980

12283

12908

1981

12909

13475

1982

13476

14839

1983

14840

15621

1984

15622

15765

1985

15766

15816

1986

15817

15960

1987

815771

822151

1988

822152

824515

 

Noblet 40, 45, and 27

1964

38500

42999

1965

43000

55999

1966

56000

58399

1967

58400

66999

1968

67000

78999

1969

79000

91299

1970

91300

98700

1971

A101

A12417

1972

A1101

A16000

1973

A16228

A33700

1974

A33701

A44832

1975

A44833

A57320

1976

A57321

A66597

1977

A66598

A76349

1978

A76350

A87894

1979

A87895

A95499

1980

A95000

B10309

1981

B10310

B10700

1982

B10701

B25890

1983

B25891

B28146

1984

B28147

B45800

 

Normandy Wood Clarinets

Model #8,10,4

1964

24000

35500

1965

35501

42000

1966

42001

47000

1967

47001

51500

1968

51501

55398

1969

57401

59750

1970

59751

63804

1971

63805

65499

1972

65500

69699

1973

69700

72363

1974

72364

74728

1975

74729

76007

1976

76008

78349

1977

78350

86946

1978

86947

91100

1979

91101

93648

1980

93649

96859

1981

96860

97760

1982

97761

98257

1983

98258

B26150

 

Leblanc France Clarinets

 

1964

16000

21999

1965

22000

22999

1966

23000

25999

1967

26000

27499

1968

27500

30315

1969

30316

32271

1970

32272

33143

1971

33144

35934

1972

35935

37539

1973

37540

40182

1974

40183

41548

1975

41549

42989

1976

42900

44522

1977

44523

47760

1978

47761

48795

1979

48796

50634

1980

50635

52560

1981

52561

52879

1982

52880

53000

1983

53001

55146

1984

55147

57480

 

 

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