Johannes Scherer (instrument maker)
Johannes Scherer (born January 24, 1664 in Butzbach ; † April 28, 1722 there ) was a German instrument maker in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Johannes Scherer learned essential skills from his father of the same name (around 1627 to 1707), a wood turner who settled in Butzbach in the Hessian Wetterau in 1659 . The son took over the workshop and was called a turner and pipe maker by 1711 at the latest. His field of work was in particular transverse flutes . In doing so, he was possibly the first in Germany to manufacture four-part instruments with a double base, unlike the later, and now without exception, three-part instruments.
Frederick the Great owned an ivory instrument made by Scherer, which is now in the Berlin Musical Instrument Museum .
Web links
- Guido M. Klemisch: "Transverse flute in d 'after Scherer"
- Freundeskreis Museum Butzbach: "Upside Down Pyramid" - pdf
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scherer, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German instrument maker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1664 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Butzbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 1722 |
| Place of death | Butzbach |