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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ghostler" data-source="post: 555454" data-attributes="member: 9204"><p>I came across a Le Blanc Beaugnier sax 14 years ago, but by fate. Best I can tell, it was made in the early 1950's by process of elimination, as there were no information on my serial number. It was labeled as Le Blanc's entry level "Vito" line.</p><p></p><p>As an "as is fixer upper", it arrived at my door after shipping from just inland of the US East Coast. Much of the cost must have been in shipping, as it arrived in its original well tattered, heavy plywood naugahide covered case. Final Internet bid price total was $315.00 US.</p><p></p><p>It had a high school name stenciled on it in white paint. Reading between the lines, I gathered since it was well battered and repaired many times, was used by this high school as possibly a loaner instrument until placed in storage when its replacement arrived. Then years later during closet cleanout, became part of an instrument bid lot, then finally me.</p><p></p><p>Note, this is mostly speculation on my part, but is probably closer to the truth. Regardless, we have a right to create our own theories until proven otherwise.</p><p></p><p>After my straightening the bent key posts, warped rods, reset pad heights, replaced missing bumper corks, removed dents, improvised a clothes guard, it actually played very well in tune. I've got photos of it somewhere in this forum, but would have to search for it.</p><p></p><p>It has a pleasing darker sound to it, almost cello-like, plays the altissimo register very easily, one of the best I have seen. The Rico Graftonite B5 mouthpiece for it and softer reeds is a good match for my embouchure, very free blowing, very controllable, a pure joy to play.</p><p></p><p>In prepping for a move, it fell, dented the bell flare and separated the soldered brace bell to body. I have some major work to do to fix. However, it will allow me to obtain a better pad to hole match, which was slightly off by a previous repair.</p><p></p><p>In my research, found that all Beaugnier saxes were hand made. Le Blanc closed its Beaugnier (in a suburb of Paris) factory around 1970 as it could not compete with more modern manufacturing methods then. (Interestingly, the factory was across the street from Selmer.)</p><p></p><p>From reviews and comments I have read, it appears that others who own or have played the Beaugniers have very favourable impressions of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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