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Leblanc History The year marked one of the most significant milestones in the long history of Kenosha, Wisconsin-based Leblanc, Inc. Leblanc Corporation. On July 21, , contracts were signed for Leblanc to be acquired by Steinway Musical Instruments, forging a partnership of undisputed greatness within the music industry. The transaction was completed on August 12, Leon Pascucci retained his key management role as president of Leblanc, Inc.

Other recent milestones have also marked Leblanc's centuries-old history and traditions. The Noblet name, for example, still vital as a brand within the Leblanc France line, marked its th anniversary in the year , and the Frank Holton Company, Leblanc's brasswind division, celebrated its centennial in Leblanc Corporation itself, founded in , marked the beginning of a new era of vigorous leadership in when Leon Pascucci assumed the primary management role upon the death of his father, Vito Pascucci.

Since its modest beginnings in America as a two-man shop, the company grew to a position of international prominence under the leadership of its cofounders, LuFFFDon Leblanc and Vito Pascucci The Kenosha-headquartered corporation employs a family of some workers at three sites in Wisconsin two in Kenosha, one in Elkhorn and about 40 workers in La Couture-Boussey, France.

The story of Leblanc's inception and ultimate growth is one of the most captivating and well known in the music industry; the stuff of which, as the saying goes, legends are made. French roots. Leblanc in America traces its origins to the founding of Ets. Noblet of France in , when the great flourishing of instrumental music at the court of Louis XV created a demand for musical instruments of all kinds.

More than any other instrument manufacturer, Noblet refined and developed early woodwind manufacturing techniques, securing for the French nation its preeminent reputation for producing the best wind instruments in the world.

Based in La Couture-Boussey for two and a half centuries, it is among the oldest continuously operating companies in France. In , having no heirs, the Noblet family passed its holdings to Georges Leblanc, descendant of a long line of distinguished French instrument makers.

By the time he acquired Noblet, Georges Leblanc had gained a reputation as one of the finest woodwind makers in France. The workshop at the Leblanc headquarters in Paris became a meeting place of the great woodwind artists of the era.

Working side by side with Georges was his wife, Clemence, who actually managed the factory while Georges fought during World War I. From the beginning, the Leblancs were constantly guided by scientific principles and inspired by their inborn musical genius. As a result of this relentless dedication toward progress, Georges Leblanc and his son, Leon, set up their Paris workshop as the first full-time acoustical research laboratory for wind instruments.

They recruited the talents of Charles Houvenaghel, regarded at the time as the greatest acoustician since Adolphe Sax. The subsequent growth and success of G. He had before him a brilliant career as a concert clarinetist, but chose instead to remain true to his heritage, feeling that he could make a greater contribution to music by combining the talents and sensitivities he developed as a musician with his skills as an instrument maker.

Together, Georges, Leon and Houvenaghel pushed the theoretical limits of instrument design to produce the first truly playable complete clarinet choir, ranging from sopranino to octo-contrabass, encompassing a range that surpasses that of the orchestral string sections. Perhaps even more significant, the Leblanc firm was the first instrument maker in history to manufacture clarinets with interchangeable keys, resulting in instruments that were easier to play in tune by artists as well as beginners.

As Leon Leblanc once noted, "Musicians of today should not be handicapped by the deficiencies of those before me. Acoustical, mechanical and musical improvements will be made. To this end, I have dedicated my life. The American connection. He became fascinated with the construction and design of musical instruments and learned their repair as a summer apprentice at the Frank Holton Company the Elkhorn, Wisconsin, brass-instrument manufacturer that Leblanc would later acquire , and then, while still in high school, augmented his family's income by operating an instrument-repair shop at his brother's music store.

In , Pascucci was called into the armed forces. Noblet Super 40 Noblet Super 40 — no information. But just in case you run across one at least we know the mythical beast exists. Everything else was normal Noblet. The case had a neat emblem on it. Noblet 40 Special Noblet 40 Special — This had a plastic bell. At one time I thought this transitioned to the Noblet 27 — but conflicting information as some customers have had 27s that were full wood.

Noblet 27 Noblet 27 — these supposedly had the same bore as a Leblanc L27, but of the few examples I have seen they had a cylindrical bore like all the other Noblet models. The clarinets were all wood.

The 40 and 45 have larger tonehole diameters. Noblet 40 new ugly emblem. Noblet 45 — double diamond emblem. If anyone has an idea please let me know. Noblet 45 Artist. Not sure on years but keywork is inline, sculpted like Leblanc but sheet metal trill key guide. Noblet emblem has the double diamond, thus a newer emblem.

The Artist model is physically the same as the regular 45 except it has hand selected aged wood. Noblet 45 Laureate — the Noblet 45 laureate was an interesting model. It seems completely similar to the regular 45 except that it has some really nice engraving on the bell. Thus with the Laureate you get nice engraving!!

Playing Characteristics. These were paper lists faxed to me. The computers only had a few years in them by comparison. One day I called early before the Call Center opened and this one lady took my name and fax number and faxed the lists to me. This C clarinet is an example of a simple Albert keywork back when Boxwood was the preferred choice. The early Noblet 40s were over engineered clarinets. Each post had a set screw and each post had a set screw tab on it.

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