ORIGINAL LOUIS LOT FLUTE, PARIS, SOLID SILVER, c.1907 SUPERB \"OLD FRENCH\" SOUND
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ORIGINAL LOUIS LOT FLUTE, PARIS, SOLID SILVER, c.1907 SUPERB \"OLD FRENCH\" SOUND:
$6500.00
WICHITA BAND INSTRUMENT COMPANY2525 East Douglas AvenueWichita, KS 67211Tel: (316) 684-0291; FAX (316) 684-6858
A rare original flute from the Louis Lot workshop, solid silver, all new pads and corks, original case.
LOUIS LOT (Paris), #7690, made in1907.
All solid silver, seamed constructionwith multiple maker’s marks and French hallmarks on each joint and on allkeys.
Sounding length is 598 mm, theembouchure is original and 10.1 x 12.2mm.
Hallmarks also on the embouchureplate.
All pad spuds and washers areoriginal, the case is modern.
Never“re-tuned”, now with pads and corks that appear to be new.
Superb and clean turn of the century Lotsilver flute showing minimal wear to the keywork.
The tenon to the body hasbeen competently repaired:see photos.
Tubethickness is .014 inch. $6,500.
*** In January of 2018, our small workshop in Wichita celebrated sixty-five years in business. We are not in the 1952 Wichita telephone directory, but we ARE in the 1953. Over the decades, we’ve repaired and restored more than two hundred vintage French flutes from Louis Lot, Bonneville, Claude Rive and Buffet-Crampon plus hundreds of professional-quality flutes from Haynes and Powell. We employ sixteen highly skilled full-time workers and enjoy, we’re happy to report, a sterling reputation for top-quality restoration and ethical transactions. We are not amateurs, nor are we a “back bedroom” operation. We would be pleased to furnish you with references attesting to the above.
Please note that we may decline selling this flute to persons wanting to alter the embouchure or to \"re-tune\" the scale. We take our role of musical instrument merchant seriously, would refuse to sell this superb flute to anybody wanting to destroy the originality of it. The flute plays well, right now, at 440 pitch with the traditional circa 1900 scale. There is no reason to alter it in any way. If we were selling a Rembrandt painting to a buyer who would want to \"improve it\", we would insist on the same policy.
Wichita Band Instrument Company is a small musical instrument emporium located in the center of the USA. We’ve been in business since 1953 and have had the same owner since 1963. Originally we were a repair shop that specialized in woodwind and sax restoration. Today we have 16 employees including six of the finest repair technicians in the country. Virtually ALL the items we sell have been fully reconditioned in our own shop, although we do sell a few unrestored historical instruments each year.
It’s sometimes possible to buy a vintage flute on for a lower price, but unless that instrument wears all new pads and corks from a reputable shop, you won’t know how it plays until you spend another several hundred to have it mechanically overhauled. With a used flute from OUR shop, you know it’s in the finest condition when it arrives at your home!
Here’s what we do to all used flutes we sell:
The instrument is taken apart and everything washed clean. Dings are next burnished from body, head and foot. After the body-shop work’s been completed, we swedge hinge-tubes tight again and re-fit them to the flute body. Finally, pads and corks are replaced and the instrument play-tested. Pre 1950 French flutes often require more than twice the restoration time that we need for a modern Haynes or Powell. We use thin double-skin pads of the highest quality and shim each pad in the manner of the best Boston makers. We don’t “float” flute pads with shellac, as did the original Paris workshops.
Wichita Band’s service warranty is the same as it’s been for more than thirty years:
“ALL new and all used instruments sold by Wichita Band Instrument Company come with our 24 month service warranty. It’s in addition to any factory guarantees. For two full years, we will repair or replace, whichever in our estimation is the more advisable, pads, corks, springs or other parts required, at no charge to the customer. The customer is responsible for shipping and insurance charges. Cases and plating finishes are not covered by our service warranty but are sometimes covered by factory guarantees.”
Wichita Band Instrument Company maintains a repair department capable of restoration work of the highest quality. Even though repairs are essentially “free” for the first two years, after that period has expired, we remain at your service to maintain and repair your musical equipment forever. It’s our “service after the sale” promise and has been since 1953!
In the event that a customer requires service under factory guarantees or Wichita Band’s service warranty, the item must be returned to us and not directly to the manufacturer.
Anything we sell can be sent to you for a short approval period without obligation. The customer is responsible for shipping and insurance and must pre-pay back to us any freight and insurance charges on returned equipment.
International shipping is available. Returned items will be refunded within 2 weeks of receiving the item. We’re happy to send any instrument “on approval” for five days, but ask the prospective buyer to pay shipping both ways and to reimburse us for restocking and clean-up costs (2.95% on credit card transactions/no restocking fees on PayPal transactions) on any returned instrument.
authorized payment methods:
PayPal or credit/debit card processed through our internet merchant account.
Buyers outside of the USA are responsible for all import duties and customs clearance charges in their respective countries. We may refuse paypal and/or credit card payments from some countries.
We’re happy to respond to any and all questions about flutes and other musical instruments, but please don’t write and ask “What’s granny’s mellophone worth?”. We kindly recommend an search with which you’ll learn more than we’d ever be able to tell you.
Wichita Band Instrument Co.
800-835-3006 payment line (USA and Canada),
316-684-0291 outside the USA and Canada order line, and info line
ORIGINAL LOUIS LOT FLUTE, PARIS, SOLID SILVER, c.1907 SUPERB \"OLD FRENCH\" SOUND:
$6500.00