Description
Rare Handmade solid silver flute by Jacques LEFÈVRE (1930-2020)
For sale is a beautiful and rare Jack Leff solid silver flute.
Jack Lefèvre (Jack Leff) was the son of Martial Lefèvre (1883-1957). Martial Lefèvre worked from 1928-1939 for Mlle. Gabrielle Chambille as the last workshop master of the Louis Esprit LOT (1807-96) company
Jacques Lefèvre apprenticed under his father and worked for SML for some time before leaving in the 1960s to set his own business with the brand “Jack Leff”. His instruments are quite rare since he only made around 450 Jack Leff flutes in his lifetime. Many of these instruments are not made of solid silver.
This C-foot flute was entirely handmade in solid 800 silver. Silver hallmarks can be found on the side of the lip plate, rings, C-sharp key and thumb key. There is Jacques Lefèvre’s own hallmark, plus one featuring a crab. The crab was used in France from 1838 until 1984 for 800 silver.
Condition is very good and we have cleaned and adjusted the body and mechanism. The pitch plays 440-442hz and the embouchure has a slightly more rectangular shape than some and this gives more depth and projection. The embouchure measures 12.5mm x 9mm and the sounding length of the flute is 575mm and total length 676mm. The serial number on the strap is 2050 although I am not sure if this is 205 as Jack only made around 450 flutes.
Features:
- Rare Handmade flute
- Solid .800 silver throughout
- Soldered tone holes
- Open holes
- Inline G
- C foot
- Original hardcase
