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Flute, C
Maker: Heinrich Grenser
Date: 1796-1806 ca.
Place Made:Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on head joint and foot: [crossed Saxon swords] / H. GRENSER / DRESDEN
Stamped on all other sections: [crossed Saxon swords] / H. GRENSER
Stamped on all other sections: [crossed Saxon swords] / H. GRENSER
MarkingsArabic 1, 2, or 3 stamped below maker's mark on each of the three corps de rechange. Longest joint bears 1; shortest, 3.
DescriptionEbony body in four sections with two additional upper middle joints (three corps de rechange in total). Four block-mounted, silver keys with chamfered, square flaps. Ivory ferrules and headcap.
Dating of this instrument takes into account the crossed swords, which Heinrich Grenser included in his maker's mark from 1796-1806. According to woodwind scholars, his signature thereafter included a crown, as Saxony had become a kingdom.
Dating of this instrument takes into account the crossed swords, which Heinrich Grenser included in his maker's mark from 1796-1806. According to woodwind scholars, his signature thereafter included a crown, as Saxony had become a kingdom.
DimensionsOverall length: 625 mm, 618 mm, 611 mm (with the different corps de rechange)
Embouchure:10.3 mm x 8.8 mm
Sounding length: 539 mm, 532 mm, 525 mm (with the different corps de rechange)
Embouchure:10.3 mm x 8.8 mm
Sounding length: 539 mm, 532 mm, 525 mm (with the different corps de rechange)
ProvenancePurchased in 1985 from Bernhard von Hünerbein, Cologne, Germany,
Terms
Credit Line: Rawlins Fund, 1985
On view
Published ReferencesPhillip T. Young, 4900 Historical Woodwind Instruments, Tony Bingham (London, 1993), p. 100 (see Y21).
André P. Larson. Beethoven & Berlioz, Paris & Vienna: Musical Treasures from the Age of Revolution & Romance 1789-1848. With essay by John Koster. Exhibition catalog, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 12-November 2, 2003. Vermillion: National Music Museum 2003. Page 40.
William Waterhouse, The New Langwill Index: A Dictionary of Musical Wind-Instrument Makers and Inventors (London: Tony Bingham, 1993), p. 145-146.
Von Huene, Friedrich and James B. Kopp, "Grenser," in The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, 2nd ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014).
André P. Larson. Beethoven & Berlioz, Paris & Vienna: Musical Treasures from the Age of Revolution & Romance 1789-1848. With essay by John Koster. Exhibition catalog, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 12-November 2, 2003. Vermillion: National Music Museum 2003. Page 40.
William Waterhouse, The New Langwill Index: A Dictionary of Musical Wind-Instrument Makers and Inventors (London: Tony Bingham, 1993), p. 145-146.
Von Huene, Friedrich and James B. Kopp, "Grenser," in The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, 2nd ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014).
Object number: 03573