My father was stationed at Clinton Sherman AFB at Burns Flat Oklahoma. I have some information to add to 'Flashcad's post on Mar 4th, 2010 at 10:52am.
Anything that we can do to make this information more accurate is exactly what we should do. Thanks for adding your observations and pics. So, with the information that you have added, it seems that there are three distinct styles of medallions: an early 'LeBlanc Paris' only, a late 'LeBlanc Paris' only (beginning some time after 1965), and the 'LeBlanc Paris Manufacture Artistique D'Instruments De Musique', like my 707 from '61. The newer ones' borders look very much like the edge of a nickel. On the older horns, like yours, the border is relatively thick in comparison to the newer ones.
One thing I did notice that is different between 8534's medallion and the ones from the late 60's is the border around the edge of the medallion. Then life got busy, and, well, you know how it goes. I believe I found the picture I have of the Dynamique's medallion a few months after I posted my observations above. Not many people have written much about these great horns on the web, so it has been a 'learn-as-you-go' kind of thing. When I began writing on this topic, it was very much new ground. It appears to have some laurels or something at about 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock on it, but the picture is not clear enough to see for sure. I have some pictures of a Dynamique SN# 8534, and it does say 'LeBlanc Paris' only on the medallion. It's just nice for people to see that we don't make all this stuff up!įirst of all, that is a gorgeous horn! You definitely got a keeper there!Īnd, you are absolutely correct in what you say. Thanks to you and Kenton for including the trumpet, French horn, and trombone ads in the library. For the money, it's hard to go wrong with the old LeBlancs.
#Vintage leblanc paris trumpet professional#
And, they are still a great buy for a professional level horn, even if they need a little refurbishing. They're certainly getting harder to find. I'm just glad that I have the three LeBlancs that I own. I suppose the student market of the late '70's was what killed them Holton could make student horns cheaper in the States and make them in much greater volume. Do you know what it sold for? I think I remember seeing about $900 on it, and that's not much for such a horn.Ĭourtois/LeBlanc horns are so underrated! Back in the '60's they were so popular. I can't remember if it was an auction or 'Buy it Now'. I had never heard of it before, and that horn on eBay was a beautiful example. So, the 'Direct Air' concept came way back in '72.
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