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vintage flute LL Lebret Paris 1900
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VERY FINELouis Leon Joseph LeBret Flutesold in "as is" conditionParis, FranceThis is a fine flute by L. LeBret, a revered famous French Flute Maker who worked and studied his craft under Louis Lot. Considered to be among the famous flute makers Lot, Bonneville, Godfroy, and RiveThis LEBRET is GORGEOUS and FeaturesSoldered Tone HolesOpen HolesInline GC foot jointOriginal CaseLouis Léon Joseph Lebret (b.1862) is considered to be among the most famous French Flute Makers or Boehm style flutes of the 19th Century. Lebret spent a decade employed by the Louis Lot firm learning the flute making craft. In 1888 he set up an independent shop in Paris and devoted a long career specializing in metal Boehm flutes until turning over the firm to René Celles in 1928, who was then succeeded by Robert Malerne in 1932.Peter Spohr puts it quite succinctly, "Lebret belongs together with Lot, for whom he had worked previously, Godfroy, Bonneville and Rive to the famous French makers of Boehm flutes in the 19th century." LEBRET's SIGNATURE STYLEAs a make of fine flutes, Lebret developed specific traits to distinguish his flutes from other Houses of Fine Flutes. They are produce a very warm beautiful and sweet tone and are quite distinctive in the style of their key work. Key elements of design include:1. Protruded pointed key arms, considered to be the "raised nipple" pad cup design
2. Mechanism attached by a longish ball and pillar key arm
3. The tiny F# adjustment lug is similarly sculpted
4. The spherical post heads are exaggerated as well, as is the odd bass of the thumb key mechanism
5. The ball motive is emphasized with club shaped kickers (oddly reminiscent of all and claw furniture feet)
6. The outer edge of the soldered tone holes facings are convex, giving a more rounded impression than the more common angled beveled or concave chamfering
7. Very ornate head crown
8. Unique stylish case to accompany the instrument with key hole
9. Signature style hallmarking on barrel
10. Serial Numbers MATERIALSThe head joint MAY BE solid silver but please assume it is silver plated when evaluating this flute for purchaseThe flute keys and mechanisms are silver platedThe tone holes are solderedLEBRET HALLMARK L.L. / LEBRET / Paris / (number) / DEPOSE' 1900: rue Parmentier 8.Paris, FranceFLUTE EXHIBITIONSParticipated in Flute Exhibition Paris 1897
Description
VERY FINELouis Leon Joseph LeBret Flutesold in "as is" conditionParis, FranceThis is a fine flute by L. LeBret, a revered famous French Flute Maker who worked and studied his craft under Louis Lot. Considered to be among the famous flute makers Lot, Bonneville, Godfroy, and RiveThis LEBRET is GORGEOUS and FeaturesSoldered Tone HolesOpen HolesInline GC foot jointOriginal CaseLouis Léon Joseph Lebret (b.1862) is considered to be among the most famous French Flute Makers or Boehm style flutes of the 19th Century.
Lebret spent a decade employed by the Louis Lot firm learning the flute making craft. In 1888 he set up an independent shop in Paris and devoted a long career specializing in metal Boehm flutes until turning over the firm to René Celles in 1928, who was then succeeded by Robert Malerne in 1932.Peter Spohr puts it quite succinctly, "Lebret belongs together with Lot, for whom he had worked previously, Godfroy, Bonneville and Rive to the famous French makers of Boehm flutes in the 19th century."
LEBRET's SIGNATURE STYLEAs a make of fine flutes, Lebret developed specific traits to distinguish his flutes from other Houses of Fine Flutes. They are produce a very warm beautiful and sweet tone and are quite distinctive in the style of their key work. Key elements of design include:1. Protruded pointed key arms, considered to be the "raised nipple" pad cup design
2. Mechanism attached by a longish ball and pillar key arm
3. The tiny F# adjustment lug is similarly sculpted
4. The spherical post heads are exaggerated as well, as is the odd bass of the thumb key mechanism
5. The ball motive is emphasized with club shaped kickers (oddly reminiscent of all and claw furniture feet)
6. The outer edge of the soldered tone holes facings are convex, giving a more rounded impression than the more common angled beveled or concave chamfering
7. Very ornate head crown
8. Unique stylish case to accompany the instrument with key hole
9. Signature style hallmarking on barrel
10. Serial Numbers
MATERIALSThe head joint MAY BE solid silver but please assume it is silver plated when evaluating this flute for purchaseThe flute keys and mechanisms are silver platedThe tone holes are solderedLEBRET HALLMARK L.L. / LEBRET / Paris / (number) / DEPOSE' 1900: rue Parmentier 8.Paris, FranceFLUTE EXHIBITIONSParticipated in Flute Exhibition Paris 18972. Mechanism attached by a longish ball and pillar key arm
3. The tiny F# adjustment lug is similarly sculpted
4. The spherical post heads are exaggerated as well, as is the odd bass of the thumb key mechanism
5. The ball motive is emphasized with club shaped kickers (oddly reminiscent of all and claw furniture feet)
6. The outer edge of the soldered tone holes facings are convex, giving a more rounded impression than the more common angled beveled or concave chamfering
7. Very ornate head crown
8. Unique stylish case to accompany the instrument with key hole
9. Signature style hallmarking on barrel
10. Serial Numbers