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LEBLANC OPUS Bb CLARINET, £1695 |
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This Opus Bb clarinet is a commission sale for Clarinets Direct,
having come to us from a Dutch collector, who was the original, and sole owner.
The Opus was Leblanc's flagship model of the 2000's.
It was described as the "ultimate orchestral clarinet" by Leblanc,
and was designed by Tom Ridenour. Offering a polycylindrical bore of
14.61mm, an inverted taper barrel, and a high placed speaker tube, the intonation was excellent,
much improved on the Buffet R13 Prestige, its leading competitor.
Again according to Leblanc: "Its mature rich tone possesses great evenness, directnesss and power."
Like the Prestige the specification includes, aged, unstained Grenadilla wood, and
auxiliary LH Ab/Eb key.
The model found much favour with many of Britain's leading young players.
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