Hans Reiner
Serial # 858; Schöneck im Vogtland; c. 1967;
silver
plate (over silver?), soldered; bakelite reform embouchure; acrylic
palm
crutch; sl 595mm; 481g; .016"h .015"b
Schöneck is a
village near Markneukirchen
southwest
of Dresden in the heart of east Germany's historic instrument making
region.
Hans Reiner learned flute making from his father Anton, who worked in
the
Philip
Hammig shop. Hans completed his apprenticeship and worked with
excellent craftsmen at the Gebr. Mönnig and Phillip Hammig
firms. He became a master flutemaker in 1936 and set up
his
own shop. (New
Langwill
Index by
William Waterhouse, publ. Tony
Bingham, London)
Together with East
Berlin flutist Otto Rühlemann, Reiner developed a
high F# mechanism and a light "ballastfreie" flute without straps
or ferrules. Although the flute pictured here is not an exceptionally
light flute, the
ergonomic
features of knuckle rest, palm crutch and bakelite reform lip make this
flute a joy to hold, almost automatically positioning itself for
performance.
Although a dream
come true for a sax player who doubles, this instrument was designed
for the serious flutist. Features visible in image on left include
split-E and additional R2
touch
for G-A trill. Photos above and below show two additional tone
holes
(above and below thumb mechanism) required for G-A trill. Add the bakelite
rollers on the edge of the footjoint's D# and C# touches
and you have the Vogtland version of a flutist's flute.
Oral history has it this instrument
was played
by a flutist in a Berlin symphony.
Add the bakelite
rollers on the edge of the footjoint's D# and C# touches
and you have the Vogtland version of a flutist's flute.