Company type | Subsidiary of F. Lorée |
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Industry | Musical instruments |
Founded | 1893La Couture-Boussey, Eure, France | in
Products | Bassoons, clarinets, contrabassoons, English horns, flutes, oboes, saxophones |
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.
The Thibouville family is from La Couture-Boussey ( Eure, France). From the early nineteenth century, its members would create about two dozen musical instruments brands with the name Thibouville. [1] 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. [2] 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. [3]
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.
Mostly oboe, but also bassoon (German bassoon from the 1940s), contrabassoon, [4] clarinet, flute, saxophone and English horn.
From 1948 to 1950, major expansion, all stages of production now taking place there. [5]
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Company type | Subsidiary of F. Lorée |
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Industry | Musical instruments |
Founded | 1893La Couture-Boussey, Eure, France | in
Products | Bassoons, clarinets, contrabassoons, English horns, flutes, oboes, saxophones |
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.
The Thibouville family is from La Couture-Boussey ( Eure, France). From the early nineteenth century, its members would create about two dozen musical instruments brands with the name Thibouville. [1] 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. [2] 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. [3]
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.
Mostly oboe, but also bassoon (German bassoon from the 1940s), contrabassoon, [4] clarinet, flute, saxophone and English horn.
From 1948 to 1950, major expansion, all stages of production now taking place there. [5]
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