Leblanc (musical instrument manufacturer)
| Formerly | G. Leblanc Cie |
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| Company type | Private (1890s–2004) Brand (2004–present) |
| Industry | Musical instruments |
| Founded | c. 1890s in La Couture-Boussey, France |
| Founder | Georges Leblanc |
| Fate | Company defunct in 2004, became a brand |
| Headquarters | , |
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| Brands | Vito |
| Owner | Conn-Selmer (2004–) |
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Leblanc, Inc. was a musical instruments manufacturing company first established in 19th century France and later based in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The company was a woodwind instrument manufacturer known mainly for its clarinets. In 2004 the firm was sold to Conn-Selmer, a division of Steinway Musical Instruments. As a result, Leblanc ceased to exist as an independent operation, becoming a brand.
The company manufactured and distributed a wide range of instruments – self produced or through its subsidiaries and brands– such as clarinets, saxophones, trumpets, trombones and mouthpieces.
Nowadays, only clarinets are manufactured and sold under the Leblanc brand, offering a range from traditional to bass clarinets to contrabass and contralto clarinets.