Conical ring-key flute – PÖSCHL, Josef
1.590,00 €
| Category | Flutes |
| Maker | PÖSCHL, Joseph |
| Marks and inscriptions | On all parts J. PÖSCHL / MÜNCHEN |
| Period | 1900-present |
| Place of origin | Munich, Germany |
| Description | Conical ring-key flute by Josef PÖSCHL |
| Materials | Grenadilla, nickel silver |
| Dimensions | Total length 709 mm Sounding length 635 mm Weight 513 g |
| Condition | Sold as is, for restoration |
| Price (EUR) | €1,590.00 |
| Ref | 1279 |
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Conical ring-key flute – PÖSCHL, Josef
This conical ring-key flute was made sometime before the First World War by Josef/Joseph PÖSCHL (1866-1947).
Joseph Pöschl was born in Graslitz, today’s Kraslice in the Czech Republic. He appears in the Munich address books in 1894 as a music instrument maker and musician in Sendlingerstrasse. We can only guess that he was working for an existing maker at that time. There is a link, through various apprentices, right back to Georg OTTENSTEINER (1815-1879).
show more The woodwind maker Wilhelm HESS Junior (1841-1880) had become successor to Georg OTTENSTEINER (1815-1879). When Wilhelm Hess Junior died, the business would become Osterried & Gerlach. Joseph Pöschl obtained citizen’s rights in Munich in 1908, and took over the Osterried & Gerlach company. It was in business in the directories until around 1943. His former apprentice, Leo LORENZ continued the workshop until around 1977, but made no more instruments. This is a typical example of ring-key flute, employed at the time in Germany by famous flutists such as Rudolf TILLMETZ (1847-1915). It is made of grenadilla wood and has a nickel silver mechanism and rings. It features an open G-sharp key with converted thumb key and B foot. It was normally played with a hand rest, which is no longer there. (Where have all the hand rests gone?) The flute is in very good condition overall with no visible cracks in the head joint or middle joint. Only the foot joint has the typical hairline crack on the reverse at the tenon, about 15 mm long. The mechanism is very nicely made. The flute is masterfully crafted and features elegant pointed-arm keys. Once restored, we can expect it to play at between a=435 and 438 Hz. show less
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