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LOUIS LOT (PARIS)
A solid silver flute made during the H.D. Villette ownership of the Lot workshop (1876 - 1882 ).
*** A solid silver Louis Lot flute, number 3228 (1882). ***
French hallmarks and maker’s mark are found on the body and the foot.
Soldered tone-holes, perforated (“French”) keywork to low C, in-line G.
We measure the silver tube as .013 inches (.33 mm.)
B-C trill .
Embouchure measures 10.0 X 11.8 mm.
Sounding length is 597 mm, the head may have been shortened several mm.
Original spike and washer pad retainers.
Case is well-worn, probably from the 1920’s.
Total weight is 389 grams.
The instrument came to us in a sorry state with multiple dings and scuffs. We’ve spent nearly forty hours with the restoration and can now report the flute plays very well indeed with a rich voice and lower register.
No thin spots to the silver, no cracks or breaks anywhere. The voice is “classical Louis Lot” and the flute is highly recommended by us. |