Early Romantic flute – KOCH, Stephan
4.700,00 €
| Category | Flutes |
| Maker | KOCH, Stephan |
| Marks and inscriptions | On all parts [Hapsburg Eagle] / S. KOCH / WIEN |
| Period | 1750-1830 |
| Place of origin | Vienna, Austria |
| Description | Early Romantic flute in boxwood, with seven silver keys and ivory rings by Stephan KOCH |
| Materials | Boxwood, silver, ivory |
| Dimensions | Total length 678 mm Sounding length 588 mm Weight 400 g |
| Condition | Restored, fully functional |
| Special features | Special keys |
| Accessories | Fabric case |
| Price (€) | €4,700.00 |
| Ref | 277 |
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Early Romantic flute – KOCH, Stephan
This splendid early Romantic flute was made by the crème de la crème of Viennese master woodwind makers Stephan KOCH (1772-1828). We think this instrument was made around 1820 while Stephan was still alive before his son Franz took over the workshop.
The flute features the typical characteristics of a Viennese flute. These include a G-sharp key on the middle joint, lined head joint with tuning slide, almost square embouchure and the sixth finger-hole drilled at a slant. It has a C-foot rather than the later standard B-foot.
show more The boxwood is lovely, as are the ivory rings combined with extremely fine silver keys. The design of the keys is spectacular and elegant and typical for early Koch flutes. We can see that the key cups are also very special. They are held in place with little screws which kind of adjust themselves until they find their perfect position on the metal inlays of the tone holes. This flute was entirely restored by a master woodwind instrument maker. It has new pads, corks, tenon thread and was thoroughly cleaned. The B-flat lever was missing and was replaced with a new one. The tuning slide works perfectly. A crack on the dorsal side of the head joint was repaired. No other cracks were found in any of the other parts of the instrument. The embouchure may have been slightly changed, but if so, this does not affect the playing qualities of the instrument. We can see that the flute has its original markings to enable the player to put each part together properly. This was obviously not enough for its previous owner who added his/her own rough markings. This flute has a flexible, elegant and bright sound. It is in excellent playing condition with a pitch of a=440 Hz with the tuning slide fully inserted. Its intonation is extremely good with a very easy response across the whole range. This Stephan Koch flute is ready to take a new owner on a fascinating journey through early Romantic music. Important note show less
This instrument contains ivory. A certificate for the legal sale of this instrument within the European Union is supplied when purchased.
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