Philippe Marcil and Joseph Marcil Flute’s
I know this is not an Irish flute but does anyone have any information on these flutes.I found out recently that they’re my wifes great uncles and they used to build some nice flutes.One can also be found in the Smithsonion as part of somebody’s colection. I know that they worked in Boston and California. I think they may have made other instruments like the sax and/or violin.
Although I know nothing of this particular flute, and its makers, there is a recent post on another board, and that’s about all I could find:
http://www.fluteland.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=16815&sid=846c3cc87b4a5532d43d7cf7711276bc
Perhaps they could know something?
Good luck!
Philippe Marciel (sp?) made a saxophone-style pinless flute. There’s also Selmer Manhattan that did the same and supposedly Philippe worked with/for Selmer at one point in time, etc. The Philippe Marciel flutes are QUITE interesting however I’m unsure as to whether or not they made anything else aside from flutes. I think they also made piccolos, too! I can show you some pictures of a Selmer Manhattan (same thing as a PM flute) if you’d like. Good luck on your search!
Your first post, Suzie, and welcome to you!
BTW, a fine post, too!
That would be nice.I would like to see the flutes.
Thank you
Brian
Hi all! I just went through my folders and put together some pictures in a slideshow (with the ‘Love Song’ or theme/whatever from Star Wars: Attack of the Clones in the background) at this link:
http://foreverwoodwinds.com/manhattan.html
As you’ll be able to see, the key setup is VERY interesting and almost reminds me of the Phoenix (I believe it is) flute setup as it looks somewhat plain yet interesting. Anyhow, enjoy! I have more pictures as well but it would only let me put 50 pictures per slideshow. Thanks! -Suzie
What is a saxophone-style pinless flute??
Well, I’d read somewhere that the Selmer Manhattan/Ph. Marc. flutes were “saxophone-styled” as, instead of using pins with the key mechanism, ‘rocker’ bars were used instead with teflon or VERY thin cork as adjustment regulation points. If you check out the pictures you should be able to see what I’m referring to. =)
ALSO-- I sold the Selmer Manhattan for around $40 or so with a new french case and the flute had been fully hand-polished and repadded, etc. but needed a few minor adjustments. It was made of nickel-silver, too, which is kind of interesting as the finish can always be buffed/polished up to shine nicely without having to worry about plating.