Cabart

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.

Brand origins

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]

Factory's life from 1869 to 1977

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.

Instruments

Mostly oboe, but also bassoon (German bassoon from the 1940s), contrabassoon,[4] clarinet, flute, saxophone and English horn.

Locations

From 1948 to 1950, major expansion, all stages of production now taking place there.[5]

References

  1. The most famous is Thibouville-Lamy.
  2. Thibouville-freres with his brother Pierre dead in 1860 and Thibouville-Beranger with Denis Beranger dead in 1865.
  3. On the ads, letters and documentation, the factory is shown existing "since 1842", which is not really correct.
  4. http://woodwind.ad-bazaar.com/woodwind.php?ID=78494
  5. Previously, the instruments were assembled at local residents' home.

Sources

Original Sources

Studies

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