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Conical ring-key flute – JÄGER, Christian

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4.500,00 €

Category Flutes
Maker Christian JÄGER
Marks and inscriptions Head joint and middle joint:
MAX HIEBER / Christian Jäger / MÜNCHEN
Under G-sharp key:
Christian Jäger / illegible serial number
Period 1900-present
Place of origin Munich, Germany
Description Cocuswood conical ring-key flute by Christian Jäger
Materials Cocuswood, silver
Dimensions Total length 667 mm
Sounding length 592 mm
Weight 496 g
Weight with case 926 g
Condition Working condition
Accessories Original case, tenon protector, cleaning rod
Special features No rib–plate construction
Price (€) €4,500.00
Ref 1301

Description

Conical ring-key flute – JÄGER, Christian

This entirely handmade, conical ring-key flute was made by Christian JÄGER at the music store Max Hieber Musikverlag in Munich.

It is really one of a kind – custom made rather than part of a series. The cocuswood is beautiful and the keywork is made from solid silver. We can immediately see that there is no rib at all. The posts to hold the mechanism are held on little plates that are screwed into the wood. It features an offset G to make it easier for the left-hand ring finger to reach the G. Since it is not inline, a separate axis for the front G-ring and G-sharp key is necessary.  

There is a screw cork and the top tenon is made from metal with a sort of built-in tuning slide. The additional silver rings are both unusual and very elegant.

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This instrument might have been crafted in the late eighties to early nineties and appears to be in pristine condition. It could very well be brand new and unused! The construction is designed for modern pitch at a=442 Hz, so the new owner can play alongside contemporary instruments. Its sound is warm and round and playing is effortless and easy-going.

This rare and bespoke flute is a modern interpretation of the conical ring-key flute.

Back to its maker… Beginning in 1971, the Max Hieber music store had its own flute-making workshop, founded by Werner WETZEL (1910-1995). Christian Jäger was a graduate engineer, but changed careers and was trained in flute-making by Werner Wetzel. When Wetzel retired in 1981, Christian Jäger was still not a master. This was a problem at the time, as only a master could run the workshop. But an exception was made and Christian Jäger was allowed to continue and eventually passed his master qualification. He is famed for making special sizes of flutes, especially lower and super-low models. The Hieber workshop closed in 2000 and he retired.

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