Louis Dorus
: France
Life Span: 1812–1896
Primary Roles: Flutist, Pedagogue, Innovator / Reformer
Specializations: Classical Virtuosity, French Flute School
Associated Institutions / Courts: Paris Conservatoire
Böhm
Jean-Louis Tulou
: France
Life Span: (1786–1865)
Primary Roles: Flutist, Composer, Pedagogue, Flute Maker, Innovator / Reformer, Author (Treatise)
Specializations: Performance Practice, Instrument Design, Classical Virtuosity, French Flute School, Repertoire Development
Associated Institutions / Courts: Paris Conservatoire
Bonneville Flutes
: Silver Medal at the 1889 Paris Universal Exposition and a Gold Medal at the 1900 Paris Universal Exposition.
: France
Founded in: 1858
Types of Instruments: C Flute, Piccolo, Fife, Custom Instruments
Louis Lot
: France
Founded in: 1854 (Louis Lot workshop)
Types of Instruments: C Flute
Materials Used: Sterling Silver, Gold (9k / 14k / 18k / 22k / 24k), Wood (Grenadilla, Mopane, Boxwood, etc.), Nickel Silver
Dorus G♯ Key
: France
Founded in: c. 1838–1860s
Types of Instruments: C Flute
Theobald Böhm
: Gold Medal, Paris Exhibition, 1849 | Council Medal, Great Exhibition, London, 1851 | Gold Medal, Paris Universal Exhibition, 1855
: Germany
Founded in: 1828
Types of Instruments: C Flute, Alto Flute, Custom Instruments
Materials Used: Sterling Silver, Gold (9k / 14k / 18k / 22k / 24k), Wood (Grenadilla, Mopane, Boxwood, etc.), Nickel Silver, Mixed Materials
Rudall, Carte & Co.
: Council Medal – Great Exhibition, London (1851) | Prize Medal – Great Exhibition, London (1851) | Multiple international exhibition awards and distinctions
: United Kingdom
Founded in: 1821
Types of Instruments: C Flute, Custom Instruments
Materials Used: Sterling Silver, Wood (Grenadilla, Mopane, Boxwood, etc.), Nickel Silver
Godfroy Flutes
: Prize Medal at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London for its contribution to the development and manufacture of Böhm-system flutes.
: France
Founded in: 1814
Types of Instruments: C Flute, Custom Instruments
Materials Used: Sterling Silver, Wood (Grenadilla, Mopane, Boxwood, etc.), Nickel Silver
International Theobald Böhm Competition for Flute and Alto Flute
: Germany
Founded in: 2006
Instrument(s): C Flute (Standard), Alto Flute
Frequency: Triennial (Every 3 Years)
Age Categories: 18–30 (Young Artist / Emerging Pro)
Member of WFIMC: No
Ludwig Böhm
Area of Expertise: 19th-Century Flute Making, Archival Manuscripts & Letters, Digital Archive Development, Rare Instrument Collections, Repertoire & composer studies, Theobald Boehm & Boehm Flutes
: Widely recognized as the foremost scholar and custodian of Theobald Boehm’s legacy. Honored for his contributions to flute history through international lectures, publications, and exhibitions
: Germany
Public Access: By appointment only / through publications and research