Noblet, Artist, C Clarinet
This is a Noblet Artist C Clarinet, made by Leblanc, in very good condition. This instrument is the professional Artist model 45 Noblet clarinet, with all parts made of finest unstained Grenadilla wood, unlike some of the cheaper models in the Noblet range. The matching serial nos. are B996. The Nickel Silver plate is in good condition, with no discernible wear, just a natural patina due to age. The unstained Grenadilla wood is in fine condition throughout with no cracks or damage. The instrument has fish skin pads throughout, apart from the register key, which is in cork. It has been down to our workshop for a thorough overhaul prior to sale, and 9 pads have been replaced, as well as all touch corks and one tenon cork. The bore, in common with all other Leblanc made C clarinets, is 14.50mm. The instrument tunes well with the supplied original Leblanc mouthpiece, but will also play well with any modern standard French bore m'piece. This means most players can play their regular Bb m'piece successfully. The case is the original in excellent condition. In summation; this is a fine tuning C, an entry level professional model, which would match well with the finest French instruments currently available.