Christian Friedrich Sattler (1778–1842) was a brass instrument maker and inventor in Leipzig, Germany. In 1821, Sattler became renowned for two inventions: the chromatic valve trumpet which applied three valves to the natural trumpet to provide a fully chromatic range for the first time, and the Tenorbaßposaune (lit. 'tenor-bass trombone'). A tenor trombone in B♭ with the larger bore and mouthpiece of a bass trombone in F, he improved it further in 1839 by inventing the quartventil (lit. 'fourth valve'), a valve attachment to lower the instrument a fourth into F to provide the lower range available to the bass trombone. In Sattler's workshop in the Querstraße in Leipzig he built "signal horns and chromatic valve horns", new inventions at the time. He also built his own design of trombones with a wider bell flare and larger bore, that were widely adopted by players and other instrument makers, notably Czech maker Červený. Today, they are still known as "Leipzig model" or "German" trombones.
References
- Literature by and about Christian Friedrich Sattler in the German National Library catalogue
- ^ Rutsatz, Manuela (31 August 2010). "Die Deutsche Posaune - ein Leipziger Welterfolg!" [The German trombone - A world success in Leipzig!]. Musikinstrumentenmuseum (Press release). Universität Leipzig. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- Trevor Herbert (2006). The Trombone. Yale Musical Instrument Series. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300235-75-3. OCLC 1007305405. OL 30593699M. Wikidata Q111039091.
- David M. Guion (2010). A History of the Trombone. Toronto: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-81087-445-9. OCLC 725775517. OL 24019524M. Wikidata Q111039945.