Serial Number 6994 SOLD - Oct. 2009 Whaddya think of the second photo below? A leetle bit out of focus? I spent a good amount of time on this horn. It now plays top-to-bottom, and it has a very nice, light, fast touch, like many of the Noblet altos I have worked on. Might be a good one for you Charlie Parker wannabes to try. Ask a Question Make a Trade Offer Great vintage Noblet Paris tenor saxophone, serial number 11935. This tenor was recently overhauled in the Saxquest repair shop by Josh Creekmore, and is in top playing shape. It's an awesome deal on a fully restored tenor, and a great find for the player on a budget. Very nice original lacquer Noblet soprano sax, serial number 11730. This is a true Beaugnier French-made soprano, and is in excellent shape. It's a fantastic horn for the budget conscious pro player needing a solid soprano sax without breaking the bank. This Noblet features original lacquer on the body and original nickel plated keywork.

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. Mar 13, 2008 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.

G. LeBlanc System Rationale Tenor Saxophone

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Sale Price: $2,999.00

Price includes small adjustments, please inquire as needed.

Year: ~1960 (see below)
Make: LeBlanc
Model: LeBlanc System Rationale - Model 120

Status: For Sale!
Finish: Lacquer 90%+
Serial Number: 494

(On Consignment - Inquire about included adjustments(near G key needed))

One of the coolest saxophones ever made! - Made to solve most all of the 'saxophone issues' such as stuffy notes, trouble intonation areas and note passages. Data would suggest that there were less than 750 (alto and tenor) ever made. The design with intonation and evenness with tone hole venting was also so engineered that it has mass amounts of screw adjusters (Add $300+ to a rebuild price for such; more pads, more adjustments like a Conn 26M/30M..). I have seen multiple variations on this model as they may have made changes along the design (different neck emblems, octave keys.., most notable -- You can compare it to Sarge's Collection LeBlanc too; at #513 it had a different neck altogether! I won't list all of those.) Other notables:
-gold plated springs
-LH high F#/trill key!
-backside G#
-heavy construction
-screw + locking nut adjusters; ALL there!
-two-tone model
-post construction (some are brazed directly on the body!)
-jump keys(trills)
-..

Confession: Serial number dating information on these is a bit low; considering how cool these are, I wish we sax-community members would build this one up along with all the variations that I've seen. Some will say 1950s, some 1960s. It's pretty safe to say that its era is in the range of 1955-1962. With extensive research, there have been original receipts of a #549 purchased in 1963, thus, my labelled era on this one is ~1960.
Research: With combined research from S. Meier, at the time of this post, we have traced about 185 LeBlanc/Vito/Beaugnier saxes from serial numbers #100-1400. Of the 185, only 29 are these 'Model 120' tenors (64 were altos 'Model 100'). Some sax forum rumors discuss that there were less than 1500 of these made(alto and tenor). I would conclude that the dating of LeBlancs was inconsistent! These are far more rare than '1,500' out there. I suggest that: 93/185 is 50% sample rate. Apply that to Serial #100-1400, = 1300 total, and you have 750 as an adjusted, estimated quantity ever made.. now apply the alto-to-tenor ratio of 31%, that means:

Only 200-400 'Model 120' tenors exist.

SPECS: The sax is in great shape overall but does have a few bumps to mention from age: The neck shows signs of pull-down that is mostly repaired already and I can repair the rest during a rebuild. I see a few dings/pings from the backside and bow (or evidence of removal, see C# guard post too), there is a resolder on the bell-to-body brace and a slight indent inside the bell, sadly. I don't see any functionality issues from this to worry about. There is only one missing screw (backside pants guard) to mention, ALL NUTS ARE PRESENT!--wow.
***Remember, I promote honest sales and inspections. So when I list my critiques on cosmetics, consider that I see more than most people do or will.

SOUND: Big, resonant, loud but centered core, controllable power, focus yet depth..
Chadd Comment: 'They remind me of a SML Rev D/GM crossed with a Buffet S1!'

PADS: the setup is currently in original setup! (I love that) with old pads and screw in resonators (must be reused). ***It may be missing the F3 reso. It does play and would currently get a 'Plays Rough, on old pads' evaluation; however, I'm able to help with minor repairs to be included in the lower 'as is/tuned up' price that is listed (now $2999).

CASE: Original LeBlanc case in vintage condition. It arrived with a lightly 'old' smell so I'll treat that with some of my special cleaners. Ask me how this ends up.

For other fun research, I have also enjoyed Goodson's post on this sax here: LeBlanc Rationale Saxophone Literature.

Sound Files on Leblancs:

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TENORs-52Super20_51SMLrevD_50sLeBlan
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TENORs 4x: 1973 Selmer #216k, 1964 LeBlanc Rationale #790, 1955 Conn 10M #566k, 1955 Buescher AristoIV-157 #356k on MPC: Noblet N2 0.090', Sound File 11-2019

See Track 2 above to hear these 4 saxes in a Sound File:

Item #:CON-DG.10-2S68S0.00.10041.7-F60

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'L. Pierret & Cie.' started making horns in 1906¹, per the New Langwill Index. They were a saxophone-only shop outside of Paris and made a variety of stencils for Olds, Paul Beuscher, Santy Runyon and others. Their chief designers appear to have been Henri & Roger Junck.

Some horns, particularly early models, are stamped (and I translate) 'From the former workers of Millereau and Besson'². This MAY indicate that L. Pierret was formed from workers from these companies or was a wholly owned subsidiary or some such: we know, from the New Langwill Index, that Millereau was purchased by Selmer in 1931³ (the correct spelling is in the PDF, if you want it) and that Besson was purchased by SML in the late 1940's⁴, so it's not like Millereau or Besson 'morphed' into Pierret.

Pierret stopped making horns around 1972. Some people have put forth the suggestion that Pierret really stopped producing horns around 1963 -- which coincides with the last known Olds Parisian models -- and all other instruments were serialized later and/or stamped with 'Parisian Ambassador'. At the very least, Pierret's last patent was in 1971.

Pierret had at least two 'lines' of saxophone at any one time: 'Standard' and .. something else. The 'Something Else' usually had additional keywork, such as the front altissimo F key and/or trill keys (generally altissimo D# and G#), and a microtuner neck. This construction paralleled Dolnet in that respect: you had the Bel Air model with the basic keywork and then you had the Royal Jazz editions with the wild trill keys. Ford vcm ids v86 software crack.

However, the real difference seems to have been that the 'Standard' models were not only considerably less expensive, according to the bel

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