Leblanc Serial Numbers

DavinG · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 3:39 pm Post subject: Leblanc Serial Numbers

So, i recently just got my hands on 2 Leblanc horns, an al hirt signature model (possible prototype)
and a flugelhorn.
These were both horns that my grandfather played a whiiile back.
I've been trying to do research and find out when these horns were made but i cant really find anything.

Serial numbers: 7229 (flugelhorn) 16716
I was told these horns were a matching set, and both of the horns have the numbers " 7 8 9" stamped on the valve casing. (3rd valve says 9, 2nd valve says 8, 1st valve says 7)

Eduardo90 · Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 4:00 am Post subject:

Hi, from what i know those vintage Leblanc trumpets and flugelgorns where made by Courtois and they follow the same serial numbers as Courtois, those are profesional model trumpets and flugelhorns, for some reason nowadays on ebay the vintage Leblanc trumpets are more expensive thant the flugelhorns which is the contrary with most instrument branches. I own a Leblanc Paris flugelhor with serial number 10056 and according to my reasearch it was made from mid sixties to early seventies, yours prabably its from late fifties to mid sixties according the serial number you provided.

scottfsmith · Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 5:21 am Post subject:

Eduardo's numbers sound about right. At some point I made a Courtois year-serial list which extrapolated from known horns and approximately how many made per year. My guess is this list is not more than a couple years off. Those two horns look like 1959 and 1970 by this list.

1900 1
1901 151
1902 301
1903 451
1904 601
1905 751
1906 901
1907 1051
1908 1201
1909 1351
1910 1501
1911 1651
1912 1801
1913 1951
1914 2101
1915 2251
1916 2401
1917 1
1918 151
1919 301
1920 451
1921 601
1922 751
1923 901
1924 1051
1925 1201
1926 1351
1927 1501
1928 1651
1929 1801
1930 1951
1931 2101
1932 2251
1933 2401
1934 2551
1935 2701
1936 2851
1937 3001
1938 3151
1939 3301
1940 3451
1941 3601
1942 3751
1943 3901
1944 4051
1945 4201
1946 4351
1947 4501
1948 4651
1949 4801
1950 4951
1951 5101
1952 5251
1953 5401
1954 5551
1955 5701
1956 5851
1957 6101
1958 6601
1959 7101
1960 7601
1961 8351
1962 9101
1963 9851
1964 10601
1965 11351
1966 12101
1967 12851
1968 13601
1969 14351
1970 15101
1971 17101
1972 19101
1973 21101
1974 25101
1975 29101
1976 33101
1977 37101
1978 41101
1979 45101
1980 49101
1981 53101
1982 57101
1983 61101
1984 65101
1985 69101
1986 73101
1987 77101
1988 81101
1989 83101
1990 85101
1991 86101
1992 87101
1993 88101
1994 89101
1995 90101
1996 91101
1997 92101
1998 93101
1999 94101
2000 95101
2001 96101
2002 97101
2003 98101
2004 99101
2005 100101
2006 101101
2007 102101
2008 103101
2009 104101
2010 105101
2011 106101
2012 107101
2013 108101
2014 109101
2015 110101
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DavinG · Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 3:59 pm Post subject: Leblanc serial numbers

I forgot to mention that both of these horns were a matching set. They came together. If you look up my grandfathers name, Burgess Gardner, you can find pictures of him holding both of these horns. I'll also provide them here if i can