Patented Crown Assemblies – Gary Lewis Flutes
WEBThe Lewis Selectable Crown is installed on this Louis Lot flute built in 1942, Chambille generation. Prior to installing the crown, the owner noted that the flute lacked certain tonal characteristics common to older French flutes.
Louis Lot (1807-96) - flute history
WEB5 days ago · Louis Lot became official supplier of flutes to the Paris Conservatoire on Louis Dorus 's appointment as flute professor in 1860. So his name is attached to the typical silver cylindrical Boehm flute that became standard equipment for players of the French Flute School for the next hundred years.
WEBThe classic and beautiful Louis Lot crown was finally considered too complicated for the American makers to bother copying. This is the footjoint of Chambille. Note the flat-sided D# and C# touches, the shape of the C and B rollers, and the little ornament between shank and roller for the C.
Louis Lot #281 – Musings from Philippe
WEBJun 14, 2016 · This instrument to exemplifies the beautiful and rich tones for which Louis Lot has long been famous. This flute, Louis Lot’s 40th silver flute, would have been made for players and audiences more used to the old wooden sound.
Louis Lot Flutes - Flutecentric : The Flute Player's Handbook
WEBJul 27, 2019 · Louis Lot flutes belong to an elite group of instruments manufactured in the workshop established by Louis Lot, one of the most famous Boehm flute makers in history.
Flute Builder : The "Original Crown"
WEBJan 10, 2015 · We discovered it was quite different than many flutists may be picturing... Daniel shared that Verne Q. Powell modeled his earliest flute crowns after the Louis Lot crown. In the photo below, we see the crown from Louis Lot #6412, made in 1898: Photo courtesy of National Music Museum. Taking a look at Powell #4, we can see the similarity:
Louis Lot #6434 – Musings from Philippe
WEBJun 14, 2016 · The beautiful lipplate and crown are completely original, with very little wear. Inside the headjoint under the crown looks brand new. The embouchure measures 11.9 x 10.0 mm. Although the case is damaged and missing one end, the flute has miraculously survived without any harm. We cannot guarantee …
WEBSystem: This flute is Louis Lot model 5, silver flute with C foot, with the addition of a specially ordered gold lipplate. Originally open holed, it has been converted to a plateau model. Godfroy and Lot, between the years 1847 and 1851, brought together all of the useful ideas and crafted a new mechanism.
843 - Antique Flutes
WEBSeveral new features coexist with the old-style lipplate. This instrument has been the favorite Louis Lot of Gary Schocker, who feels that it is the best playing Lot he has had or tried. Material: This is a model 5, silver flute with C foot. The crown is a metal screw.
Louis Lot 6530 - Gary Lewis Flutes
WEBWith the 6530 headjoint, the flute has a more natural Louis Lot sound – large, rich, and complex. Its sound will fill a room with little effort. The Barat period seamed tube is also highly vibrant and responsive, giving this very lightweight instrument a great deal of power across the entire range.
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