Alto recorder, F
Maker
Jacob Denner
Date1710 ca.
Place MadeNuremberg, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on all three sections: I. DENNER (in scroll) / I [tree] DMarkingsnone
DescriptionThree sections, boxwood, thumbhole and six fingerholes on the main joint, one fingerhole on the foot joint.
Jacob Denner comes from the largest family within the Nuremberg guild of the Wildruf- und Horndreher (makers of animal calls and horn products) with 12 master makers spanning multiple generations. This instrument is one of eight complete alto recorders by this great German maker known to survive.
DimensionsOverall length: 500 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1997 from Dr. Albrecht Kleinschmidt, New Ulm, Germany. Previously it had been used by Kleinschmidt's father-in-law, who was involved with the Bogenhauser Lay Musician Circle, from about 1890 to 1950.
Published ReferencesAndré P. Larson, "From the Time of Bach and Handel . . . Museum Adds Rare Recorders From 18th-Century Nurnberg," America's Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter 24, No. 4 (August 1997), pp. 1-2.
Credit LinePurchase funds gift of Tom and Cindy Lillibridge; and Linda and John Lillibridge, 1997
Object number06043
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