CONTRA BASSOPHONC. Geipel in Breslau. Stamped on a plaque attached to the bell: “Contra Bafsophon / verfertigt von C. Geipel iun Breslau”. (Double bassophone made by C. Geipel in Breslau) The need to strengthen the expression of the lower parts in the orchestra...

  BASSOONSavary in Paris. Jean-Baptiste Savary (1751- c.1810) from a line of wood turners (and probably instrument makers) established in Picardy, he opened a workshop in Paris around 1780. The instrument is made up of four parts in fruit wood (cherry?) and a...

  BASSOON XVII - XVIIIth century.Lindner. South Germany (?) Bassoon composed of four maple parts and a brass bocal. The stamp “Linder” is legible on the large branch, the cap and the boot. The small branch is ringed at both ends and there is no trace of...

  CABRETTEBenoit Amadieu (1804-1877) The "cabrette" is the bagpipe used by Auvergne musicians who emigrated to Paris in the 19th century. It comes from the Parisian musette whose proportions have been modified to increase its sound power and make people dance in...

 CLARINETAttributed to Antoine Halary (1788-1861) Brass clarinet composed of two parts and equipped with thirteen round keys called “salt spoon” keys. Length without spout: 56.5cm. The instrument comes from the workshop of François Sudre (1844-1919) in...

 CLARINETPorthaux in Paris. 18 – 19th c. Dominique Porthaux, (1755 – 1839) was made master wind instrument maker on April 6, 1780. Specialized in the making of clarinets, oboes and bassoons. (He was the brother-in-law of Prudent Thieriot.) The clarinet is made up of...

  CLARINETLEMERY in CLERMONT-FERRAND Five boxwood parts with ivory mounts. Five square brass keys. The keys are laid out for left-handed play. Length without the mouthpiece: 53.2cm

  DOUBLE FLAGEOLETWilliam BAINBRIDGE, LONDON. Address: 35 Holborn Hill. (from 1821- to 1831) Five boxwood parts with ivory mounts. Length of flutes: 26.5 & 26.7cm

  ENGLISH FLUTEFour joints in grenadilla. Five keys in nickel silver. Length: 61cm

  FLUTE “E. DUBREUIL System”It is probably Louis-DUBREUIL, (1863-1899) wind instrument maker in Ivry-la-Bataille. He was the son of Romain-Désiré Dubreuil (1838-1923), also a musical instrument maker, associated with Louis-Philippe Angot. (1839-1901). The...

  GODFROY FLUTEClair GODFROY Elder (1814-1888) Iron mark on each of the three parts in grenadilla. Boehm system mechanism. Length: 62.5cm

  HALARY FLUTEThree parts in grenadilla. Conical bore. Boehm system. Nickel silver keys. Length: 67.5cm

  FLUTE by MANGEANT in LYONMid-nineteenth century. Four parts in grenadilla mounted with nickel silvered mounts. Twelve nickel silver keys. Interesting transmission systems, especially on the Si leg. Length: 72.2cm

  FRENCH MUSETTE, 19°cBlack varnished pearwood with one bone mount. Length: 37,7cm

  OBOE by VERDEAU in BORDEAUX, c.1860Three parts in grenadilla. Twelve nickel silver keys and two rings. Length: 54.7cm

  PICCOLO by Florentin BARBIER in PARIS; c.1900Signature: "F. BARBIER / Bte S.G.D.G. / GRAND PRIX L. / 94 rue d'Angoulême / PARIS". Serial number: 2936. Two parts in silver metal. Boëhm System mechanics. Length: 31.7cm

  PICCOLO flute by Jean-François SIMIOT in LYON. (1769-1844)Stamped: "SIMIOT / à LYON / E b." Four boxwood parts with ivory mounts. An original brass key on the foot. Four rear keys on the central part, probably placed by the maker himself. Length: 30cm. Scale...

 POTTER FLUTEFlute by William Henry POTTER in LONDON. (1760-1848) Stamped : "Willm Henry / POTTER/ Iohnson's Court/ Fleet Street / LONDON". W.H. Potter manufactured at this address from 1809 to 1814. (W. Waterhouse, "New Langwill", p.308) Five boxwood parts with ivory...

  PRACTICE CHANTER & R. GLEN in EDINBURGH, c. 1900  Two parts of rosewood ivory mounted and stamped: "J. & R. GLEN / 2 NORTH BANK St. / EDINBURGH." Chanter length: 27.7cm. Total length: 44.2 cm

  ALTO RECORDERby Arnold DOLMETSCH. (Le Mans 1858 - Haslemer 1940) Stamped: "Dolmesch". Serial number: 7846. Three parts in grenadilla with ivory mounts. Length: 47.8cm

  TRANSVERSE FLUTEFrench flute BOËHM system; anonymous making. Three parts of ebony with conical bore. Nickel silver mechanism. NB: Traditional slot repaired in the mortise of the head. Length: 65.9cm. Scale: 57.7cm

 GIORGI FLUTEEbonite FLUTE invented by C.T. GIORGI and manufactured by J. WALLIS in LONDON. Iron mark: "Joseph WALLIS & Son Ltd. / GIORGI Patent / LONDON". Carlo Tommaso Giorgi, (Florence, 1856–1953) inventor, acoustician and flautist presented his new flute in...

 BASSON HEROUARD FRERES in PARIS, around 1835.Four maple parts each bearing the iron mark: "(sun) HEROUARD / FRERES / A PARIS". Seven brass keys with circular plates. Sheet music holder of the time. Total length: 126.9cm. Double joint length: 43.2cm. Bass joint:...

CLARINET. by THIBOUVILLE FRÈRESIron mark: "(lyre) THIBOUVILLE / Brothers / IVRY - EURE" - "patented sgdg / Army supplier". Key of Bb.    Four parts of ebony. "Pre-Boëhm" system with nickel silver keys. Original mouthpiece bearing the maker's mark. NB: Two key springs...

FLAGEOLET by Denis NOBLET. vs. 1840Four rosewood joints. Three nickel silver keys. Mother-of-pearl beak. Slight crack in the "tank". (so-called "sponge" box) Vibrating length: 21cm.

RECORDER  & PICCOLO FLUTEEnglish making, XIX. century. Model with interchangeable heads, piccolo flute or flageolet. Rosewood body bearing the stamp: "Improved / Patent / Flute / Flageolet / London / D." Four nickel silver "salt spoon" keys. Key of D. (D) Length...

BASS RECORDERKurt NOVINSKY in Frankfurt am Main. Stamped: "K. Novinsky / Frankfurt - M." Three parts of maple banded with nickel. A circular plate key mounted on a pivot. Length: 74.5cm Kurt Novinsky is one of those German makers who, from the first half of the 20th...

COUESNON FLUTEStamped: "Couesnon / Imperator / 105 rue Lafayette - Paris". Serial number: 3137. Double position mouthpiece by Marcel MOYSE. Silver plated. Boehm system with solid trays. Length: 67.9cm.

ROMANTIC FLUTE BY GODFROY AINÉ in PARIS, circa 1820.Stamped: "(sun) / GODFROY AINÉ / à PARIS *". This mark is used between 1818 and 1828. Four parts of rosewood. A spare body. Five silver keys. (A slight slit at the bottom of the head, in the metal lined part.) Sound...

COUESNON FLUTE, MOYSE system.Stamped: "Monopole / COUESNON / Paris / conservatories / M. MOYSE n°33074." Silver hallmark on the mouthpiece and keywork. Marcel MOYSE (1889-1984) developed his system with the COUESNON Company in the early 1930s. Sound length: 59.2cm....

IVORY FLUTE, 18th century.French making. Four ivory parts without apparent signature. A square-topped silver key. Original circular mouthpiece. Slight lack on a tenon without affecting the game. (see photos) Total length: 63.6cm. Scale length: 57.5cm.

GALOUBETGaloubet unfairly called flageolet here by the Queen of France, Marie-Amélie de Bourbon-Sicile, wife of King Louis-Philippe 1st. The instrument was played by the heir to the throne Ferdinand-Philippe, 1810-1842, and offered as a souvenir by the queen to her...

GALOUBETGaloubet in hackberry wood turned in one piece. No apparent signature, but probably Marius Fabre in Barjols. Length: 31.3cm

MILITARY MUSETTEPewter model, c.1900. Unsigned, but probably from the Mathieu workshop in Paris. Length: 39.3cm

A GALOUBET by MARIUS FABRE. c. 1960.  Stamped: "M. FABRE / BARJOLS".One piece of rosewood.Length: 31,7CM.

MILITARY MUSETTEEugene THIBOUVILLE (Ivry-la-Battle 1823 – 1891) Two maple parts each bearing the maker's mark. Model without key. A nickel silver ring. Length: 35.8cm. A slit at the joint of the bell.

GERMAN PICCOLO, c. 1900.3 ebony joints nickel mounted, unsigned. Six nickel keys. Original brass tubing on the head.

PICCOLO ASTORIron mark: "ASTOR / LONDON". First third of the 19th c. Two parts in fruitwood. A brass key with a circular plate. Length: 38.5cm.

PICCOLO by Auguste BONNEVILLE in PARISStamped: "AB / Ate / BONNEVILLE / A PARIS". Serial number: 3208. Two rosewood heads made especially for the instrument, with same brand and serial number. Boëhm system with silver keys. Case signed BONNEVILLE, 140 Bld. Richard...

PICCOLO by HAWKES & SON in LONDRES. c. 1900Boëhm system with nickel silver keys. Serial number: 3128. Length: 30.8cm

PICCOLO J.T.L.Stamped: "Légion d'Honneur / JTL / Superior quality / (Paris-London gold medals) JÉRÔME THIBOUVILLE LAMY / PARIS". Three ebony joints. 5 nickel silver keys. NB: slight split in the barrel (doubled). Length: 31.6cm. Scale length: 25.6cm

PICCOLO, anonymous French makingTwo joints in nickel silver. 5 keys. In its case. Length: 30cm