François Sudre (1844–1912) Explained

François Sudre (1844–1912) was the inventor of the sudrophone, a brass instrument resembling an ophicleide in shape, and patented in 1892.^{[1] [2]}

Born in Carcassonne,^[3] southern France, he was a director of Comte et Cie., which in 1873^[4] or 1875^[5] had acquired Halary, the instrument-maker founded by Jean Hilaire Asté in 1804, and who had patented the ophicleide in 1821.

Notes and References

1. Renard, Jean-Michel "Old Musical Instruments" Retrieved 12 August 2013.
2. Herbert, Trevor and John Wallace (1997) The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments, p. 154. Cambridge University Press. At Google Books. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
3. Pierre, Constant (1893) Les facteurs d'instruments de musique: les luthiers et la facture instrumentale; précis historique, p. 337. E. Sagot At Google Books. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
4. Reynaud, Cécile (2003) Berlioz, la voix du romantisme, p. 159. Bibliothèque nationale de France At Google Books. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
5. Dudgeon, Ralph Thomas (2004) The Keyed Bugle, p. 268. Scarecrow Press