A matched set consisting of a solid silver flute and a wood piccolo, made during the ownership of the Louis Lot workshop by E. Barat (1889 – 1904). *** A solid silver Louis Lot flute, number 7358 ( 1904 ) ***

French hallmarks and maker’s mark are found on the embouchure plate, the body and on most keys. Soldered tone-holes, perforated (French) keywork to low B, in-line G. We measure the silver tube as .014 inches (.35 mm.) Bb shake, no adjusting screws. Embouchure measures 9.9 X 11.9 mm.

Sounding length is 638 mm. We see no evidence that the head has been altered or cut shorter. The head, body and foot clearly show signs of “seamed construction”; the seam to the head is quite visible . The flute was constructed with a one-piece body and foot: that means it is not possible to remove the foot from the body. As well as the name of the maker on both joints and the serial number on the head, the body is also engraved “E. Segond / Montauroux / Var”. It seems that M. Eugene Segond (born 1861) was the physician to the village of Montauroux (modern population 6400 residents.) We note that a street in the middle of the village bears the name “Segond” and it’s been speculated that the street was named for the first owner of our flute. And…

The double case also contains a wood conical piccolo bearing the stamp “L. L / Louis Lot / Paris” on both the body and the head. The piccolo plays at 440 pitch (not Db), is fitted with plated ring keys. The embouchure measures 9.9 X 11.9 mm and the sounding length is 265 mm. ***** PLEASE NOTE that our photos show the two instruments exactly as we have received them. Full restoration is scheduled for the pair in late July of 2025.