Heinrich Christian Eisenbrandt
Heinrich Christian Eisenbrandt | |
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| Born | 1790 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Occupation(s) | Manufacturer of brass and woodwind instruments |
Heinrich Christian Eisenbrandt (H. C. Eisenbrandt) was a
basset-horns, bassoons, oboes, flutes, flageolets and brass instruments. He was praised for technical innovations in the valves of the saxhorn, and owned two patents used for brass instruments. He also invented a method of drilling fife bores that allowed him to underbid his competition, and he may have been the first woodwind maker to use rosewood.[1][2]
Eisenbrandt died in
Baltimore, Maryland in 1860.[3]
His son, H.W.R. Eisenbrandt, subsequently continued the family business, which lasted until 1949.
References
- ^ "Period Instruments". Archived from the original on 2008-05-19. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ Eliason, Robert E. "Eisenbrandt, H(einrich) C(hristian)". The New Grove Encyclopedia of Music, Volume 8: Egypt to Flor. p. 36.
- ^ Parker, Andrew. "Eisenbrandt Fife," in "Primary Source of the Month." Williamsburg, Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg, August 2012.