Rudall Carte
| Formerly |
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|---|---|
| Type | Subsidiary |
| Founded | 1820 |
| Defunct | 1955 |
| Headquarters | Edgware, London, England |
| Products | Musical instruments |
| Parent | Boosey & Hawkes |
Rudall, Carte & Co. (commonly known as Rudall Carte) was a British flute maker based in London, England.
History
Rudall Carte traces its roots back to 1820, with George Rudall (1781–1871), a flute teacher in London, supplying instruments made for John Willis.[1][2] In 1821, Rudall joined Edinburgh flute maker John Mitchell Rose and formed Rudall & Rose in 1822, setting up a workshop in London.[1] In 1850, Richard Carte, a student of Rudall, joined the company and formed Rudall, Rose, Carte & Co. in 1852.[1] Carte persuaded Rudall to make Theobald Boehm's early conical flutes.[1] Rudall Carte acquired the British rights to make Boehm's patent.[1] In 1862, the company began making brass instruments with Samson's patent for finger-slide valves.[3] In 1872, the company was renamed Rudall, Carte & Co.[4] In 1883, Henry Carte had taken over his father's business, and sold it as a limited company by 1911.[4]
Rudall Carte patented flute designs based on both the simple system and Boehm systems, including the Carte's "old system" flute,[1] the 1851 system[1] and the 1867 system.[1]
During the early years of World War II, the company ceased production of brass instruments in 1939,[3] and it was acquired by Boosey & Hawkes.[5] It ceased flute making production in 1955.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Bigio 2011.
- ↑ McGee, Terry. "Before Rudall met Rose". Terry McGee. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- 1 2 Myers, Arnold; Tomes, Frank. "Journal of surviving Rudall Carte brass instruments, saxophones and sarrusophones, with archival and catalogue data". Galpin Society Reference and Data Material. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- 1 2 "Heritage". Rudall Carte. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ↑ Myers, Arnold (2003). "Brasswind Manufacturing at Boosey & Hawkes, 1930-59" (PDF). Historic Brass Society Journal: 55–56.
Bibliography
- Bigio, Robert (2011). Rudall, Rose & Carte: The Art of the Flute in Britain (Illustrated ed.). Tony Bingham. ISBN 9780946113095.