However, he was not considered for a professorship, since he, influenced by his teacher, did not favor the modern type of transverse flute designed by Theobald Böhm which had been introduced into France in the meantime.
På trods af hans anerkendte evner kom han ikke i betragtning til et professorat, idet han under påvirkning af hans lærer, ikke ønskede at påskønne den moderne tværfløjte modificeret af Theobald Böhm, som var blevet introduceret til Frankrig i mellemtiden.