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我们公司的历史与我们的公司名称Verne Q. Powell有着密切的关联。鲍威尔作为一名珠宝匠，在1910年为自己制作了一根长笛，采用的材料是他随手可得的各种银制品，包括银币、表壳和调羹。这种无与伦比的金属加工手艺使其成功获得波士顿一家长笛公司的工作。他在那里一直工作到1926年，之后他离开这家公司开创了自己的企业。他的目标是制作出全世界最精密美妙的法式长笛。有了自己的公司后，他可以自由探索，投身到长笛的细节技艺和艺术天地中。

他的长笛很快就名声大噪，被大家视为笛手可吹奏的最佳长笛，受到全世界笛手们的青睐和认可。1928年，他制作完成了他的首款纯14K黄金长笛；接下来又制作了这种款式的短笛和中音长笛。1930年前，该品牌已覆盖了波士顿、底特律、费城、克利夫兰、巴尔的摩和纽约的交响乐团。其中一些长笛声名鹊起：#365—— the “World’s Fair” William Kincai白金长笛，# 900——唯一一款全身均用14K白金打造的长笛；#1142——“Signature”长笛。

在过去的几十年里，创新已成为鲍威尔公司的标志。鲍威尔公司是首家制作出售铜制长笛的公司，首家结合使用金银打造出Aurumite长笛的公司，首家制作19.5K玫瑰金长笛的公司。

2100和3100系列长笛是在90年代早期开发的，最终促成了今日Conservatory长笛的问世。首款Conservatory长笛于2002年发布，籍以庆祝公司成立75周年，同时发布的还有另一款新的乐器——鲍威尔Sonaré长笛。一年之后，公司推出Signature长笛。2005年和2006年，公司发布了全新的笛头款：Soloist和Venti。2007年，鲍威尔对其新音孔挤制技艺申请了专利，这一技艺一直沿用至今。2011年，NASA宇航员Cady Coleman将其购置的鲍威尔长笛带上了国际空间站，这成为首支在太空中吹奏的手工长笛。

2016年，Verne Q. Powell Flutes, Inc.被比费·库姆布恩公司收购，加入其他九个管乐器品牌的阵营，构成了全球最大的管乐器制造公司集团。

2017年是美国这家典型的长笛制作公司的成立90周年。这家由Verne Q. Powell自身创立的企业在过去的90年间，致力于创新和现代化，在艺术之旅上做出卓越贡献。

1927

Verne Q. Powell Flutes is incorporated and opens for business on Huntington Avenue in downtown Boston.

1928

Powell completes his first all 14K Gold flute; soon piccolos and alto flutes are added to the catalog.

1930

The instruments are immediately recognized as the very best a flutist could play and endorsements flow in from flutists around the globe. By 1930 the brand has representation in the Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Baltimore, and New York Orchestras.

1937

The first Powell Platinum flute is produced, #301.

1939

Powell is asked to create a Platinum flute for the 1939 World’s Fair Metallurgy Competition. The flute wins 1st prize and is immediately purchased by William Kincaid, principal flute of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

1942

75 Silver Piccolo are produced to date for the war efforts of the US Military.

1950

The first and only entire 14K White Gold flute is made, #900.

1961

Powell sells his company to four managers, Ed Almeida, Elmer Waterhouse, Ed Machon, Richard Jerome.

1974

Powell Flutes is the first company to commercially produce Cooper Scale flutes.

1982

Powell Flutes is sold to two managers, Robert J. Viola and James Phelan.

1986

Steven Wasser becomes sole owner and President of Powell Flutes.

1987

The first Aurumite flute is made, a combination of gold and silver layers into one tube. The first flute of its kind to bridge the gap between the two traditional flute materials.

1993

The 2100 Flute is launched. In celebration of the upcoming Millennium, an art deco key cup design is created. The 3100 Aurumite 9K flute is launched two years later.

1997

Powell introduces the first Grenadilla Wood Flute.

2002

75th Anniversary is celebrated with the new Conservatory Flute, replacing the 2100 and 3100 series, and the first Sonaré Flutes.

2003

The Signature Flute is launched as well as the first 19.5K Rose Gold Flute.

2005

The Soloist headjoint style is created.

2006

The Venti headjoint style is created.

2007

Powell patents a revolutionary new technology for drawing tone holes from Sterling Silver, Aurumite and Gold.

2009

Pinless mechanism is added to the Conservatory line.

2011

NASA Astronaut Col. Cady Coleman takes her Powell flute on a mission on board the International Space Station.

2014

The first Ruby Aurumite flute is made.

2016

Verne Q. Powell Flutes, Inc. was purchased by Buffet Crampon, joining nine other brands of wind instruments to complete the largest group of wind instrument manufacturers in the world.

2017

2017 marks the 90th Anniversary of this characteristically American flute company. Started in 1927 by Verne Q. Powell himself, the past 90 years have been marked by innovation, modernization, and a dedication to artistry.