Models 5, 7, and 10 differed only in the composition of the barrel and bell. The Normandy keywork had now evolved to the point of being very Mounted on four sets of posts, and the throat keys each had their own separate Simplifcations found on earlier Normandys-the inline trill keys were now The keywork on these models were identical and lacked the The instruments were also marked "MADE by NOBLET" at the top of theīy the middle-to-late 1950's, Normandy models 5, 7, and 10 had been The narrow Normandy shield with serifed "N" and "y" was used on these Examples are known with composite and woodenīells. The Transitional Normandy is found with unplated German silver keywork andīright nickel-plated keywork. The Original Normandy, but seperate mounting posts for the throat G# and A It featured the same inline trill keys mounted on three sets of posts as with The next evolution of the wooden-body Normandy was the "Transitional" model. By 1958, the USA-made Normandy 14 Reso-Tone hadīeen introduced. The Model 11 was equipped with unplated German silver keywork, as found on the Original Normandy and some of the Specials. The Model 11 was inscribed with the Normandy shield with serifs on the "N" and "y." Early Model 11 clarinets exhibit the narrow Normandy shield and are inscribed "MADE IN FRANCE" at the top of the upper joint, while later examples show the wider Normandy shield and are inscribed "MADE by NOBLET" above the Normandy logo at the top of the upper joint. The composite used for the Model 11 is dark brown and not glossy. The keywork features Buffet-style trill keys mounted on three sets of posts, and throat G# and A keys mounted on separate suspensions. The Model 11 is identical to the Normandy Special, but constructed out of a heavy, rather brittle composite. Silver-plated keywork have also been reported. Some were made with unplated German silver keywork. Normandy Specials are commonly found with bright nickel-plated keywork, but Instruments were also stamped with "MADE by NOBLET" at the top of the upper Not used on later generations of Normandys with Buffet-style trill keys. "SPECIAL" stamped above the Normandy shield on the upper joint. The Normandy Special had the same logo as the Original Normandy, with As with the Original Normandy, the Special was equipped Some Specials can be found with the shared post for the G# and A throat keysĪs used on the Original Normandy, but most were made with separate suspensionsįor the throat keys. Lower prices than otherwise-identical Normandys equipped with inline trill keys. Normandy model run, Normandys with the Buffet-style trill keys were offered at As a further cost-saving measure, the "Special" was equipped withĪngled, Buffet-style trill keys, mounted on three sets of posts. Introduced sometime later than the Original Normandy was the Normandy The Original Normandy can be found in unstained and black-stained finishes. Keywork, but some are known with bright nickel plating. Most of these instruments are encountered with unplated German silver The instruments were also marked "MADE IN FRANCE" at the top of the joints, "Normandy" in a narrow script font with serifs on the first and last letters. The Original Normandy had a logo with a narrow shield with a diagonal Normandy lineup, the Original model featured inline "jump" trill keys. The throat G# and A keys, three sets of posts for the trill keys, and aĬomposite, rather than wooden, bell. It incorporated several cost-saving design features such as a shared post for The first Normandy model is commonly referred to as the "Original Normandy". These were very similar to the Noblet instruments By the late 1950's, wooden models without simplified The Normandy went through multiple revisions during theġ950's, with successive generations losing the simplifications used on theĮarlier instruments. The early generations of Normandy soprano clarinets had simplified keyworkĬompared to the Noblets. Normandy brochures include ample references to the instruments as being Noblet Some of the early Normandy models are stamped "MADE by NOBLET", and early The Normandy was the entry-level wooden clarinet within the Leblanc range. The Normandy model lineup included soprano clarinets in B-flat, E-flat,Ī, and C alto and bass clarinets oboes, and flutes. Normandy was a marque within in the Leblanc range of musical instrumentīrands.