- SOLD
- Made in 1888
- Silver tubing and mechanism
- Soldered toneholes
- 0.014″ seamed, tubing
- Pointed arms
- Open hole
- Inline G
- Low B-foot with left-hand lever
- Bb shake
- Gold embouchure
- Sounding length (to low B): 625 mm
- Ancienne Diapason (high pitch)
- 479 grams
The pads are in excellent condition with minimal wear, and the flute plays beautifully in its current condition. The sound of this flute is what you would expect of a classic Louis Lot – clean, resonant, and glowing with masterful control of dynamics and articulation. This flute is an excellent choice to play Mozart because of its crisp articulation and quick response. If you are familiar with using a focused airstream as required by many French flutes, you will hear the full potential of what this flute has to offer.
In the Louis Lot ledger (see below), it states that the flute was built with a crutch, which must have been removed (rather masterfully) since there is no sign of a crutch having ever been there.
The ledger also indicates the flute to be A.D., an abbreviation for Ancienne Diapason (high pitch). The scale seems most reliable and even when the flute is pitched at A=448 Hz.
Sometime during the history of this flute, the embouchure was slightly enlarged. However, at the request of the previous owner (Bob Frymire, a flute collector and founder of Flute Finders), Gary Lewis modified the embouchure opening to bring it back closer to a Louis Lot style. Since then, this flute has remained Bob’s favorite flute. He has since passed away, and this flute is for sale by his estate.
