This clarinet was made by G. Leblanc Corporation in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1963. It is a contrabass clarinet in B-flat, model 340 serial #1098, made of nickel silver. This clarinet is marked:
LEBLANC
PARIS
1098
This contrabass clarinet was designed in France but manufactured at the Wisconsin plant.
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