Le Blanc "Paper Clip" Contra Bass Clarinet Repad Project #1

[@alanartz]

Welcome back

[@MarilynnOfficial]

gorgeous instrument ❤

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Happy New Year. That is one Big ol' Clarinet.

[@darrylhancock5218]

I have 2 of these I purchased for a clarinet choir I am starting. They are excellent instruments. One of these plays well for every note except top space E. Now that I know you have experience with these, I know i can send it to you! Looking forward to the next part of this project.

[@aidanknox2430]

always wanted one of these; great vid

[@djasge3893]

Hello Art, Thank you for another great video. So nice to have you “back” on line. I’ve been battling away trying to make a Selmer Bundy bass clarinet work again. No surprises that the octave mechanism is giving me trouble. I think my cork thicknesses are probably not right. If you can take a moment to talk about that and compare the instruments I’d greatly appreciate it. Happy new year and all the best

[@jimbob5848]

Thanks.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Some Bass Clarinets have 3 more keys so you can play down to Low C. There are Low C Soprano Clarinets called Basset Clarinets. The Basset Horn is another name for F Alto Clarinet.

[@Markworth]

As more people keep getting out of the repair business, you can expect to start seeing a lot more of these crazy jobs.

[@WillowsGarden]

Wow Art, this is a tedious job. You’re the best and that’s what you do. Have a Happy New Year!

[@javierquesada798]

Happy New Year you have a nice Challenger😮

[@josephervine1119]

My high school has one of these.

[@lucasslavin348]

Love these horns. Any tips on where to source them for a motivated buyer?

[@StringedGuitar17]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO OUR PRECIOUS CLIPPY

[@piumal100]

Very happy to have you back. If you can provide more valuable knowledge, inform about piccolo and flute instruments repairing

[@georgeosborn3223]

Hi, Art! I did a few of these over my 26 years of repair. I always just shimmed the pads like a jumbo flute. Leblanc has the pad closing geometry worked out pretty good. One downside to those metal clarinets is that any body soldering has to be done at Leblanc.