Noblet Alto Clarinet Serial Numbers
I've been told that one can contact customer service at the Leblanc company and they MAY have information about Noblet serial numbers. I say may because I don't know how complete or accurate it is. Several years ago I had a Noblet that I dated through Leblanc.
Doctor Sax repairs, buys and sells woodwinds.saxes, clarinet flutes and a variety of reed instruments. I strive to bring quality affordable instruments to people.
But, I also happened to know the original owner of the clarinet. Her recollection of when she got the clarinet did not match the year given to me by Leblanc.and she was certain of her memory as it was based on her year in elementary school.??????
If you call leblanc - now Selmer uSA, they only have a few years of the SN# in their computers. So they say they don't know. Galapago Game Free Download Crack Winzip more. A few years back before Selmer USA bought Leblanc USA i left a voice mail there and got called back by a lady not in the regular call-in group.
She had paper copies of all the old serial numbers that they had and promptly faxed them to me. They only go back to around 1961 but are listed here if you scroll up a bit you will see some PDFs of a 1960s brochure. I really like the old Noblets - especially in the 50s and 60s.
I think the wood is of higher quality then they use today. And apparently - check the brochures - they under cut the toneholes too. My 1965 Noblet 45 was a very nice sounding Noblet. Better than any modern one. FYI, early 1900s i have a SN of 0718 pre WWI a SN of 2149 (prob early 1900s) 1964 - had 18559 (per receipt) But it was bought in 1960, made 1960 or before.
1920-30s metal - 73xx then they started the suffix A B C D runs in between the 30s and 60s of course, it looks like they screwed up the SN consistency in the early 1970s too as they had a run of non-prefix horns (xxxx) when their should have been prefixes (Axxx) I have been given a Noblet Bass clarinet with the serial number of 1863. I had the bass clarinet completely restored and it sounds wonderful. I have been searching on the web but cannot find when this was manufactured. Can someone please help?
My understanding is that the Noblet Saxophones were manufactured at the Beaugnier Factory near/at Paris France. I am trying to understand how the Noblet Sax serial Numbers compare to the ther saxophones manufactured there (conjecture) The saxophones that I am aware of are in the spread sheet at If you have others please report them here.
I am requesting, the serial number, typ (alto, tenor, baritone etc), features such as left hand bell keys or right hand bell keys and other trivia that you might have, when the sax was bought first if you know or have records of. Thanks, FremontSax. I bought alto 8826 from Kim Slava (DoctorSax). Here are pictures from his site. I really haven't done anything to it since then except play it. It is still great.
I love it's tone. I've been trying different mouthpieces to see what that does. It seems really sensitive to mouthpiece / reeds changes in the type of sound it puts out. I have Chinese alto that sounds basically the same no matter what set up I use. The other thing I like is that I have never found the top of its range.
This is partially because I have never made a concerted effort to find the top and partially because the altissimo is just a natural extension of the normal range, so it goes way beyond the few fingerings I know. Thanks Chazpants. Yep the whole spreadsheet is nothing but a collection of little bits. Over 530 saxophones listed on my non-released working version. I started with a Vito Model 35 that my parents bought me (1972 i think) and I was clueless about until I pulled it out of the closet and took it to a tech to get the leaks out of it. The tech started pointing out some of its unusual features.
Which lead to researching the horn which lead to the Lablanc system horns which lead to the Beaugnier factory and all the brands associated with Beaugnier, which includes Noblet. Edit: by the way, I added your update and quoted you on its condition. I got the sax back a while ago and had forgotten to post serial number and pics.
Its a good player though the ergonomics are taking a little getting use to as well as the way it hangs fronm the strap is a little different than I am used to. Its a fun horn to play. Still trying mouthpieces with it. The serial number is 8306 and it has Noblet Paris engraved on the bell and near the bell joint it has an engraving that says 'Serie Maville' I had the lower stack worked on since it had a badly frozen rod and a couple dents repaired.
Had a couple pads changed as well but other than that it should be fairly original. Left hand bell keys and rt hand C and C#.
Working on pics next.