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Re: Louis & Cl clarinets

Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-07-23 15:31

After B&H acquired the name Louis, it was found on pro-level Malerne instruments (engraved with 'Louis Artist') and also student instruments such as the Louis LM5 oboes which were made by Prestini or Orsi. The Rudall Carte name found it's way onto Taiwanese flutes, Czech saxes and bassoons as well as student clarinets built in the B&H factory.

Pro Louis instruments (as the Louis company proper only made pro quality woodwinds) will have 'London' or 'Chelsea' on them, and whereas the clarinets will have 'Chas Draper Model' or 'approved by Chas. Draper', some of their oboes (d'amores and cors) may have 'Halstead Model', so two of the main London players of the time were inextricably linked with the Louis company.

More often than not, I've seen Louis oboes turn up in their original cases with the original reedcase and screwdriver, like a time capsule. If you happen to have a Loree oboe from the '20s, a Louis oboe from the '30s and a Howarth oboe from the late '40s, you can see the similarities between them all, and how they've developed from the Loree design.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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