General Information
| Title: |
The tenor sackbut of Anton Schnitzer the Elder at Nice |
| Source: |
Historic Brass Society Journal
Volume 1, Issue 1 (1989)
(table of contents)
Pages 65-74
Year of Publication: 1989
ISSN: 1045-4616 |
| Author(s): |
Henry George Fischer |
| DOI: |
10.2153/0119890011002 |
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Abstract
One of the oldest surviving sackbuts, dated 1581, shows three main elements--mouthpiece, slide, and bell section--each marked distinctively, showing that they come from the same Nuremburg workshop. The inner slides have stockings, evidently original. One of the flat slide stays is pierced to receive a lever (now missing). A peculiar tuning system, allowing the bell to be extended from the rear bow, was provided at a later data, possibly replacing an earlier system of the same kind. This feature has also led to the replacement of the bell stay. (author)
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Keywords
schnitzer, anton, the elder, life and activities, sackbut making; instruments-wind [brass], sackbut, germany, nürnberg, 1581, by schnitzer the elder