Description: This is a beautiful example of a flute perfectionée by Tulou, himself. The instrument has hallmarked sterling silver keys and no cracks anywhere. The wood is either a highly figured cocuswood or Madagascar rosewood (see pictures of the beautiful grain on the main body of the flute). Recently repadded with Pisoni leather pads and all new corks, this flute plays at A= 440-450. Comes with the original case, but no key. Lovely tone as you would expect on a Tulou instrument. The silver hallmarks are the boar's head guarantee mark and the hallmark for Paul Louis Gautrot, the key maker. (see pictures) This is a very rare instrument, and not one to be missed! The video is the first part of Dorus: Echos des lagunes vol 3, no 10. The flute plays at 440 pulled out to about where it is in the video. From oldflutes.com:Tulou was an ardant opponent of the Boehm flute, whose sound he criticized. When a course on the (conical) Boehm flute at the Conservatoire was proposed by Victor Coche in 1839, Tulou expressed strong objections and announced (early 1840) that he was working on an improved flute himself. (The course was not aproved, and the Boehm flute was not adopted by the Paris Conservatoire until 1860, after Tulou retired and Dorus had become Professor of Flute.)This improved flute is the "flûte perfectionée" described and illustrated in a c.1842 edition of Tulou's Methodé de Flûte.Tulou has made use of rods and needle springs. He has switched to a three-part construction with all six finger holes on one center joint; this is necessary for the new trill keys he has introduced.In addition to the usual keys of the eight-key flute, we see the Tulou F# key, a second C key with a touch between the second and third finger holes, for LH3, and two trill keys controlling holes above finger hole 1 that Tulou calls the "C# key" and the "D trill key".I am informed by Angel Juan Benito, a Spanish flute collector, that the Tulou flûte perfectionée was the Madrid Conservatory official flute for many years until Francisco González Maestre introduced the wooden Boehm there, around 1888.The Tulou flute, in spite of its relatively intricate mechanism, remains a simple system flute. The six finger holes are unemcumbered by ring keys or key cups and all keys on the body are closed-standing. In fact, because of its relatively small holes, the keys may be ignored and it can be played, after a fashion, as a one-key flute. This flute is also for sale locally and may be sold at any time through local channels. Please contact me with any questions prior to submitting an offer. Extra handling costs are to cover insurance in transit. This cost can be refunded if you can prove that you have it insured through your own service prior to shipping.
Price: 6500 USD
Location: Apex, North Carolina
End Time: 2024-11-09T11:29:06.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Tulou
Body Material: Wood
Instrument: Flute
