Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy, France
Rose Wood Conical Bore Boehm Style Flute Circa 1890
Restored by wooden restoration expert
- All Origianal
- Fully stamped with case
- Cylindrical bore head joint
- French Sharp Cut Oval Embouchure
- Conical Bore body & foot
- Ring keys (open hole)
- Treated white Kid Brand Leather pads
Fully Restored to Its Original Glory - No cracks
- Disassembled
- Soaked in organic no nut oil
- Keys & mechanisms polished / aligned
- All new head cork / corks / Kid Brand leather pads
- Re assembled / regulated
- Key of C
- Boehm modern fingering style closed G# system (what we now play)
- Diatonic Scale
- Plays down to low C
- A=440 Hz
TONAL QUALITYFrench Oval Embouchure remains sharp, and this combined with rosewood and style of flute produces a lovely french soft tone with lovely harmonics at concert pitch A 440 hz.