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Flute – VOLLMER, Anton

Flute – POTTER, William Henry

1.450,00 €

Category Flutes
Maker VOLLMER, Anton
Marks and inscriptions Head joint & right-hand joint
D
Left-hand joint
A. VOLLMER / ROTTENBURG / D
Period 1750-1830
Place of origin Rottenburg, Germany
Description Seven-keyed, four-part flute in boxwood by Anton VOLLMER
Materials Boxwood, brass
Dimensions Total length 672 mm
Sounding length 588 mm
Weight 300 g
Condition Sold as is, for restoration
Price (€) €1,450.00
Ref 1170

Description

Flute – VOLLMER, Anton

We have a delightful seven-keyed flute for sale, made by Anton VOLLMER (1810-1870). The boxwood is lovely and the keys are finely crafted in brass. The rings are turned from ivory.

The brass keys, especially the long ones have a very unusual and pleasing design. The long F key is not really a lever. It holds down the short F key (see photo 8). The B-flat key has a lever.

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This instrument is very nicely made and the keys have a lovely feel to them. The wood is beautifully turned with a nice shiny surface.  The ivory is also well turned. There is no screw cork, just a cap.

It is clear that at some point there was a key at the same position as the first hole L1. It seems to have been an open key, which is very unusual. This key is missing and its space was filled with wax.

In terms of pitch, this flute plays at a=442 Hz and we can estimate it was made around 1830. The flute’s sound is rich and bright.

It needs new pads, tenon threads and cleaning. All the springs are working and the boxwood is in very good condition. There are no visible cracks at all.

Anton Vollmer worked with his son, Adolf, in the town of Rottenburg am Neckar, in what is now Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Crazy as it may sound, there were four important woodwind instrument making families working in the same period in a town with a population of under 5,000. They were the SCHIELE (SCHÜLE), RANK, STEINER and VOLLMER families. Plus, the SCHMECKENBECHER family married into the STEINERs…

Not unlike many other instrument makers (and musicians!), Anton Vollmer seems to have been interested in wine. It is known that he left a vineyard to his descendants!

Important note

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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