Each post had a set screw and each post had a set screw tab on it. The early Noblet 40s were over engineered clarinets. There is nothing wrong with the really early Noblets it’s just an identifier of their age being some of the first of the “modern” Noblets of the 1940s through 1990s. The Earliest Noblets – The really early Noblets actually had shared posts on the throat keys. Not sure on the age of this emblem – boxwood Is an example of a simple Albert keywork back when Boxwood was the preferred choice. Harken back to the older days of Noblet when Noblet – Thibouville manufactured clarinets. The Artist 45 with hand selected grenadilla wood. Receipt from early Noblet 40Below Ad for a model 145, which is Or email Information on Noblet (Leblanc and Normandy) company historyĪBOVE: Case emblem from an early Noblet 40 Visit us on YouTube Clarinet Perfection on YouTube 90% of them are in neglected condition.Įverybody nowadays buys Yamaha, Selmer, TJ, Paul Mauriat. Just like vintage-classic anything, it's always better to buy from someone that has put a lot of TLC on the horn.īeaugniers are a great,insane value out there. They do all sort of temporary fixes especially hidden ones (body-bell join, mixed pads-springs etc.) that could end to trouble-money-frustration. It's amazing how poorly people treat horns for sale just to get them "blow" and sell them quickly. Honestly if I didn't know my horn so well I wouldn't buy them. Last week I was in the USA, San Diego CA and I had the chance to blow 2 similar tenors to mine, Vito branded in "top playing" condition. I have 3 Beaugniers: an alto, a tenor and a bari, all 38 models.Īll carefully chosen and fully overhauled exactly as they should. Third priority is to buy it if you like it at the best condition available OR if you know what you do, take it in a condition that has no mechanical wear, and have it professionally overhauled. Second priority is to try and play a similar horn (or more than one if it's possible) that is in top condition to see if it suits you.
So for me, first priority is to find a tech that is a star. I've seen a lot Beaugnier saxophones totally tortured, and people just because they are afraid to spend money on them to make them play as they should, never let them reach their potentials. Most saxes other than the well known ones ( Selmer, Yamaha etc. No matter how cheap or expensive you get a quality sax, take it to your tech to examine it first. This applies to all brands not Beaugnier.
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I'd really appreciate it and am very curious to know if anyone has any more history or information on these Lafleur Beaugnier models.Īnd, If anyone has a spare key guard for the pictured sax I'd be happy to pay a fair price plus postage. I'm guessing that the mouth piece predates the saxophone by a few years. It's a well worn Lafleur labelled Otto link from the 30's. The mouth piece is really interesting too.
It's also got an additional key, which looks quite unusual, near the right hand index finger ( see images above) which just gets in the way when playing and I've been truly tempted, in my frustration, to shorten it. The little finger table, key guards, crook brace and other details are definitely Beaugnier and having looked around the web I did wonder that perhaps they bought in the sax bodies from SML for this model, who produced rolled tone holes, or the other way around possibly.
It was imported and sold by Boosey and Hawkes in london under their brand 'Lafleur' and made by Beaugnier in Paris, though the rolled tone holes seem quite unusual for Beaugnier. I played a Conn underslung alto many years ago, which always felt a bit loose and imprecise.Īs regards the instrument history. It feels like the most competent of the sax's that I've had over the years. That said, I've always enjoyed playing it on the sporadic occasions and like the feel of it and the history. I've not played for many years and I've a soprano which I'm finding easier (within reasonable noise levels) to get my fingers and enbouchour back up to speed. I'm sorting out the mechanics, pads and action and it's getting better and better at each adjustment. Not had a chance to play it fully yet to give a decent appraisal.
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