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Glasharmonium

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€ 5 000
Auction dateClassic
22.02.2018 11:00UTC +02:00
Auctioneer
Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH
Event location
Germany, Plauen
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ID 37465
Lot 389 | Glasharmonium
ohne Hersteller, wohl Ende 18. Jahrhundert, Korpus aus massiver Eiche, später schwarz gebeizt, handgeschmiedete Eisenbeschläge verzinnt, Eisenspindel mit 30 mundgeblasenen Glasschalen unterschiedlicher Durchmesser, für Ausstellungszwecke wurde der Kasten nachträglich verglast und die Pedalstange entfernt, guter Allgemeinzustand mit Alters- und Gebrauchsspuren, Maße ohne Deckel H 90 x B 119 x T 40 cm. Info: Seit der Renaissance sind aus Trinkgläsern bestehende Instrumente bekannt, bei denen ein Musiker mittels Reiben des Glasrandes Töne erzeugte. Der amerikanische Erfinder und Staatsmann Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) mechanisierte diese sogenannten Glasspiele im Jahr 1761. Die von ihm erfundene Glasharmonika bestand aus einer drehbaren Achse, auf der gestimmte Glasglocken rotierten und somit virtuos gespielt werden konnten. In der Folgezeit reisten Glasharmonika-Virtuosen durch ganz Europa und gaben gefeierte Konzerte. Die hier angebotene Glasharmonika zeugt vom immensen Erfolg dieses Instruments, für das namhafte Komponisten wie Mozart, Naumann, Reichardt und Beethoven komponierten.
Auction house category:Special auction of instruments
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