S811
Louis Lot
#: 1125
Stamp: Stamped? on headjoint and upper body: L. L./ LOUIS-LOT/ PARIS/ 1125. Footjoint unstamped. Note: no Brevet stamp.
Comments: This flute is a humbling joy to behold. This is the Stradivarius of flutes, in perfect original condition.Although the measurements seem to equal a scale at A=435, this flute has recently been used, and played in concert at A=440.
Date: Made in 1867 (Giannini).
Material: Made of silver throughout, with white-steel springs. Original pad washers gilt. A recent overhaul has added a metal washer to the pad arrangement. Cork screw metal.
Hallmarks: No hallmarks.
Markings: No marks visible under keys.
System: Louis Lot's model 5, silver flute with independent G#, C foot. No Bb or C trill key. "New foot", with large tone holes. Body holes appear to be uniform.Footjoint pinned, with obelisk.
Condition: This beautiful flute is minimally used, and practically unaltered from it's moment of birth. There are very few signs of wear.Some solder where the arms meet the rods on the right-hand keys suggests a repair at some time. This repair left the keys slightly misplaced, and should be corrected.I suspect that one spring (for the trill keys) has been replaced. There is some solder around the low C# tone hole.The headjoint appears to be absolutely original. The tenon is uncut, and the ring unmoved. The crown is perfect, and is beautifully built, with the bottom beading actually overlaying the headjoint tube.The embouchure is unaltered, and measures 11.91 x 10.1 mm.
Pitch: Appears to play at A=440, in spite of measuring out to a scale of A=435.
Sounding length: Sounding length 604 mm.
Measurements: Embouchure angle 7û. Emb. 11.91 mm x 10.1 mm. Chimney wall quite high at 5.2 mm. Scale 227 mm. Emb to A hole 333 mm. to C # 235 mm. FJ tone holes 15.9 mm.
Weight gram: 377g
Case: In original modestly worn case.
Restoration status: Recently overhauled by Diane Burke of Vancouver.
Price: Sorry, sold.
The new independant G# is original on this flute. Note that there is no trill key for B or Bb.
The left-hand mechanism with the shoulder clutch at the B.
The rear of LotÕs footjoint shows the special loop clutch for the C#. This was replaced with the pinless mechanism on the later footjoints of Villette.
This simple and elegant backclutch is the core of Lot and GodfroyÕs design for the Boehm mechanism, now in universal use.
The beautiful Louis Lot crown with three rows of beading and a dimpled top. The bottom row of beading very delicately overlaps the silver head tube.
Both the headjoint stamp (right) and the body stamp appear to be stamped, not engraved. LotÕs own hyphen appears, yet the usual Brevet does not. The marks have not been buffed.
The right hand mechanism, with LotÕs original shoulder clutches. The keys show very little wear from use, but small bits of solder on the two right keys suggest minor repairs had been made.
The beautiful and graceful G# touchpiece.
Louis LotÕs beautiful footjoint.This is the ÒNew ModelÓ footjoint, with larger tone holes than those on the body.
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