J. J. Quantz Transverse Flute by Martin Wenner stainer This recorder roll with six

This recorder roll with six slots holds a Soprano

or other small items and a carrying handle

carrying strap

An excellently preserved and wonderfully playable recorder is privately owned in Switzerland

Kynseker (1636-1686) kept at the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg

J. J. Quantz Transverse Flute by Martin Wenner stainer This recorder roll with sixJohann Joachim Quantz (1697 1773) was probably the best known flute player of the 18th century. His fame is due not only to his compositions and his book On Playing the Flute (1752), but also to the fact that he was the flute teacher of Frederick the Great of Prussia. In 1739 Quantz began his own research into flute making but it is still uncertain as to whether he made the flutes himself or was just involved in their final tuning. Quantz flutes are