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RE: vintage appraisals?

Author: Mark Charette
Date: 1999-07-08 17:17

Schopper was noted for Brass Instruments (BI). From <B><I>The New Langwill Index</B></I>:
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Schopper, Hermann Robert (b Adorf 21 February 1859; d Leipzig 11 September 1938) BI fl Leipzig 1888/9-1943.
Makers and dealers. 1879 working for J.C. PENZEL, then C.F. ZETSCHE, HIRSBRUNNER, in Milano and with (10) F.A. HECKEL in Dresden; 1888/99 established in Leipzig, calling himself successor of J.C. Penzel (but see (2) 0. ULLMANN); 1899 built FLEISCHER trumpet model; 1930 showed new Bb trumpet developed in collaboration with F. HERBST and a trombone to a commission of music directors. His son Fritz Arno Konstantin (b 1894) successor; 1943 factory destroyed.

According to Heyde, his trumpets were modelled on those of F.A. Heckel; the firm enjoyed an excellent reputation, making all their own components; trained A. OTT, H. Latzsch (b 1918).

MARK: [maker's name in 'an tiqua' typeface on earlier first quality instruments: from 1912 with added crown: those not of their own manufacture with straight-lined stamp, their own with oval stamp]
SERIAL NUMBERS: 14600=c1925:17000=c1932.
INVENTION: 1899 (in collaboration with FLEISCHER Of
Meiningen): trumpet 'System Fleischer-Schopper' with fourth valve; (1913: 'Ventilrohr' for bugle.
PATENT: 1893 (D) #14528: BI mute in glass; 1894 (D) #33769: 'Engelstrompete', 'Cheruskertrompete' (types of parade trumpet).
EXHIBITION: Leipzig 1897.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: ZfI 15.555,17.847,19.636,49 (15 ii 1929), 50.682, O'Loughlin in NGDMI, Heyde 1980b, Heyde 1987.

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