Horn-u-Copia's Display of Makers

A family of wind instruments makers. Many members of the family were active in the beginning of the XIX century. Flutes and clarinets from this era marked Lebrun had the initials I.O; G.F.P; S.P.J; and D. There is no data about their relationship.

There was Henri, who was the father of Michele. Michele had 2 children, Desire and Pierre.

Henri Lebrun (1814) worked for Charles Sax from 1836 to 1843. He founded a valve and cylinder factory in Brussels in 1850. By 1870, the Lebrun factory was located at 1 rue de la Prevoyance, Brussels and he started making brass instruments. In 1873, he got a patent for a method of making valve casings.

Michele Lebrun (1836-1903), son of Henri, was trained in Bruxelles and worked for Mahillon, where he became the chief of the valve production. In that position he won a gold medal in the Paris universal exposition of 1899. Later, he went to work in his father's factory.

Desire and Pierre Lebrun, children to Michele, took control of the business in the beginning of the 20th century, specializing in the fabrication of 6 and 7 valve trombones. The factory moved to 93 rue de la Prevoyance in Brussels in 1914 and to 110 rue de Leclercq in 1930. The company won a gold medal in the Brussels universal exposition in 1910 for a 7 valve trombone with the Eugene Detiege system. The Lebrun siblings participated in the universal expositions in Gand (1913) and Anvers (1930). The factory was still active until after WWII.