{"id":32222,"date":"2012-05-31T11:05:26","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T18:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=32222"},"modified":"2024-05-31T08:55:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T15:55:06","slug":"c-a-wunderlich-saxophone-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2012\/c-a-wunderlich-saxophone-anyway\/","title":{"rendered":"Just What Is A C.A. Wunderlich Saxophone Anyway?"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 2024 Update:<\/strong> Check out Bassic Sax Pix<\/a> for more on C.A. Wunderlich horns, and further examples from 3 different manufacturers.<\/p>\n

That’s a very good question. And one I spent quite a lot of time trying to find the answer to this morning.<\/p>\n

What sparked my interest in the topic, was this interesting C.A. Wunderlich tenor that’s for sale<\/a> on the German eBay site.<\/p>\n

\"C.A.<\/a><\/p>\n

     Source: klangtontechnik<\/h6>\n

The seller isn’t a sax player, and doesn’t have anything to offer up with regards to information about the horn. He does state that it will likely need some work (I figure a full restoration) before it is playable.<\/p>\n

Apparently the sax’s bell is engraved with: C.A. Wunderlich Siebenbrunn Vgtl.<\/p>\n

\"C.A.<\/a> <\/p>\n

     Source: klangtontechnik<\/h6>\n

This would make sense, because according to the research that I have done, the C.A. Wunderlich company was established:<\/p>\n

…in 1854, and flourished in Siebenbrunn, Vogtland until about 1966. According to Dr. Enrico Weller it was established by Carl August Wunderlich (1826 – 1911) who was a skilled brass instrument maker.<\/p>\n

Source: C.A. Wunderlich page on rjmartz.com<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Multiple other sources that I have come across, including the Forum des Musikinstrumentenmuseums Markneukirchen<\/a>, state that C.A. Wunderlich did not build their own saxophones, but rather had them stencilled. But the question is by whom?<\/p>\n

It is worth noting that there are multiple references in the SOTW archives<\/a>, to C.A. Wunderlich saxophones with Nazi engraving. However, the 1 saxophone that is shown in the photos, doesn’t bear any resemblance to the current tenor for sale on eBay. This confirms that there were indeed different companies that built horns for C.A. Wunderlich. Unfortunately, it doesn’t tell us who built the current tenor up for auction.<\/p>\n

An educated guess on my part is that Franz K\u00f6hler was the manufacturer. His workshop was located in Markneukirchen, and from roughly 1933 to 1960, built only saxophones. After 1961 his shop only did repairs.<\/p>\n

According to the research conducted by Uwe Ladwig, Franz K\u00f6hler’s early instruments featured: rolled tone holes, a fork Eb, as well as the G# and C\/D trill keys which were typical for the era.\u00b9<\/p>\n

Unfortunately I don’t have enough Franz K\u00f6hler horns to compare this C.A. Wunderlich to. However, examining the photos of the tenor currently for sale, you can certainly see the features that Uwe mentions. And while other manufacturers like F.X. & G.H. H\u00fcller, et al, also put these features on their horns, the telltale features like the left pinkie cluster, just don’t look like known brands. That’s why I’m betting that this is a K\u00f6hler.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n

  Source: klangtontechnik<\/h6>\n

Hey, I might be totally off-base. If I am, and you can say with certainty who the manufacturer of this C.A. Wunderlich tenor was, please chime in.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in making this vintage, German stencil horn yours, you have 3 days to get your bid in. The auction for this C.A. Wunderlich tenor<\/a> ends on June 3. The Buy It Now price is \u20ac495.00, which XE.com<\/a> estimates to be $612.63 US at the time of writing. The seller is also open to offers though, which surprisingly enough, no one has taken him up on. <\/p>\n

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\u00b9 Source: Uwe Ladwig, in der deutschen Fachzeitschrift\u2014German music journal\u2014SONIC sax & brass<\/em>.<\/h6>\n
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