Cabart
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Cabart is a French brand of musical wind instruments. As an independent brand, it was declined by the names Thibouville-Cabart and Cabart a Paris. The name was bought out by F. Lorée
in 1974 to name its range of student-level oboes: Cabart 74 and Cabart.
(Eure
, France
). From the early nineteenth century, its members would create about two dozen musical instruments brands with the name Thibouville. Jean-Baptiste Thibouville, born May 4, 1832, in La Couture-Boussey
, was the inheritor of the brand Thibouville-Herouard (his parents' names) founded in 1842. First, He created two companies in Paris, which only last a short time because of the death of his associates. In 1867, he married Rose Leonie Cabart, daughter of Jean Michel Cabart, owner and comb
manufacturer in Ezy-sur-Eure
(Eure, France). In 1869, he established in Ezy-sur-Eure
the Thibouville-Cabart factory.
It is from these years that the name Cabart a Paris is used for high quality instruments, other instruments are stamped Thibouville-Cabart a Paris.
In the following decade, Paul Thiberville (1874-1949), another son-in-law, gradually takes the leadership of the company.
, but also bassoon
(German bassoon from the 1940's), clarinet
, flute
, saxophone
and English horn.
From 1948 to 1950, major expansion, all stages of production now taking place there.
Studies
F. Lorée
F. Lorée is a manufacturer of double reed musical instruments based in Paris, France. Lorée produces professional-level instruments in the oboe family under the brand F. Lorée and student-level oboes under the brand Cabart.F...
in 1974 to name its range of student-level oboes: Cabart 74 and Cabart.
Brand origins
The Thibouville family is from La Couture-BousseyLa Couture-Boussey
La Couture-Boussey is a commune in the Eure department in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...
(Eure
Eure
Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
). From the early nineteenth century, its members would create about two dozen musical instruments brands with the name Thibouville. Jean-Baptiste Thibouville, born May 4, 1832, in La Couture-Boussey
La Couture-Boussey
La Couture-Boussey is a commune in the Eure department in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...
, was the inheritor of the brand Thibouville-Herouard (his parents' names) founded in 1842. First, He created two companies in Paris, which only last a short time because of the death of his associates. In 1867, he married Rose Leonie Cabart, daughter of Jean Michel Cabart, owner and comb
Comb
A comb is a toothed device used in hair care for straightening and cleaning hair or other fibres. Combs are among the oldest tools found by archaeologists...
manufacturer in Ezy-sur-Eure
Ézy-sur-Eure
Ézy-sur-Eure is a commune in the Eure department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...
(Eure, France). In 1869, he established in Ezy-sur-Eure
Ézy-sur-Eure
Ézy-sur-Eure is a commune in the Eure department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...
the Thibouville-Cabart factory.
Factory's life from 1869 to 1977
- 1878: Paris World's Fair (Wind instrument category - Bronze medal).
- 1889: Paris World's Fair (Wind instrument category - Silver medal).
- 1880-1890's: Louis Bas (1863-1944, 1st oboist at the Opera of Paris and at the Société des concerts, and J.-B. Thibouville's son-in-law), holds the shop in Paris. He makes research to improve oboes and bassoons.
It is from these years that the name Cabart a Paris is used for high quality instruments, other instruments are stamped Thibouville-Cabart a Paris.
- 1897: Death of Jean-Baptiste Thibouville, his wife takes charge of the factory.
In the following decade, Paul Thiberville (1874-1949), another son-in-law, gradually takes the leadership of the company.
- 1948 : André Lhéridat and Marcel Lefèvre buy out the company.
- 1971-1977: Liquidation of the company. F. LoréeF. LoréeF. Lorée is a manufacturer of double reed musical instruments based in Paris, France. Lorée produces professional-level instruments in the oboe family under the brand F. Lorée and student-level oboes under the brand Cabart.F...
buys Cabart name for its student oboes in 1974.
Instruments
Mostly oboeOboe
The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
, but also bassoon
Bassoon
The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor registers, and occasionally higher. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band and chamber music literature...
(German bassoon from the 1940's), clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
, flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
and English horn.
Locations
- in Ezy-sur-EureÉzy-sur-EureÉzy-sur-Eure is a commune in the Eure department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...
: in 1877, buildings bought « Rue Grande » (now Place Félix Hulin). Installation of a steam engine about 1880.
From 1948 to 1950, major expansion, all stages of production now taking place there.
- in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
: 35 rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth (attested in 1867, 1878), 15 boulevard Saint-Martin (1896), 22 rue Meslay (1901), 11 rue de Castellane (1905) and 34 rue laborde (1909, 1913). No longer address in Paris in subsequent documents (1928, etc.).
Sources
Original Sources- Etat civil, Archives départementales de l’Eure.
- Constant Pierre, « Les facteurs d'instruments de musique », Paris, 1893.
- M. de Pontécoulant, « La musique à l’exposition universelle de 1867 », Paris, 1868.
- Chouquet, "Rapport sur les instruments de musiques à l'exposition universelle de 1878", Paris, 1878.
- « Annuaire des artistes et de l’enseignement dramatique et musical », Paris, 1896, p.380.
- « Annuaire des artistes et de l’enseignement dramatique et musical », Paris, 1909, p.337 et p.678.
- « Annuaire français de la facture instrumentale et de l'édition musicale », Paris, 1913.
Studies
- François Camboulive, brochure « Thibouville-Cabart Ezy-sur-Eure », archives départementales de l’Eure.
- William Waterhouse, « New Langwill Index ».