Clarinet, B-flat
Maker
G. Leblanc
Date1980 ca.
Place MadeKenosha, Wisconsin, United States, North America
ModelVito Reso-Tone 7114
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on top joint: Vito (in stylized shape of music lyre) / KENOSHA, WIS. / U.S.A.Stamped on barrel and bell: Vito (in stylized shape of music lyre)
Description4 sections: barrel, upper body joint, lower body joint, and bell. "Resotone" plastic with nickel-silver ferrules and keywork. Boehm system with 17 keys and 6 rings. Right hand side keys are in-line "jump" keys.
G. Leblanc's Vito Pascucci proved that the new 20th century material could be used to create low-cost and high-quality student instruments. The classic Reso-Tone model was one of Leblanc’s quite successful student lines.
DimensionsOverall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 595.5 mm
Barrel: 66.0 mm
Upper joint: 182 mm
Bottom joint: 229 mm
Bell: 109.2 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.9 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.9 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 22.6 mm
ProvenanceGift of Conn-Selmer, Inc., 2008
Credit LineGift of Conn-Selmer, Inc., 2008
Object number13634
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