Old Musical Instruments
Buying-Selling Early Musical Instruments
William Petit wpetit@sfr.fr Tel 00 33 6 13 12 43 22
Appraisal
Saxophones Selmer
Saxophones Adolphe Sax
Flûtes
Woodwind
Brasswind
Mandolins
Strings
Violin-Viola d'Amore-Quinton
Miscellaneous
Fine french baroque Flûte Prudent
Prudent Thieriot served a six-year apprenticeship with Bizey and came to consider him as his son.
Prudent married Bizey's sister-in-law and on Bizey's death became master of the workshop, which was eventually bought by Dominique Porthaux who had also married into the family.
Although this dynasty of makers were renowned for all types of woodwinds, they specialized in reed instruments of the highest quality.
Prudent used the marks fleur-de-lis / PRUDENT of their master's mark.
Pudent was noted for his exceptionally fine Oboes, Flutes and Clarinets.
