But there are also some examples of otherwise formed spins, a double brace and several examples of a single diagonal brace, with different angles. Most often the Arigra's have a hexagonal shaped spin as the main slide brace. That's possibly because they were handmade over a longer period of time, or maybe the parts were sourced from diffferent makers. There also is a remarkable, not to say incredible lot of variety between the instruments, not in their overall form but in details like the bracing, the engraving, the spins, the valve blocks. Apart from their octagonal bell, the Arigra trumpets have a lot of art deco style details. This was the period in which also other examples of art deco like trumpets appear on the market. Maybe Hugo Riedl was the initiator/maker, as his father was in his seventies already by then. The Arigra octagonal trumpets have to be dated somewhere between 19, maybe even between 19. The name Art Deco is derived from the style's origins at the the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Art) in Paris, although the term 'Art Deco' was not commonly used until the 1968 publication of Bevis Hillier's art history book Art Deco of the 20s and 30s.įire brigade horn Cairns & Bro 143 Grand Street New York, patented Sept 11 1877 Art Deco was a design style popular from approximately 1925 through 1939. But most often they are referred to as Art Deco style. Friedel Keim describes them in his book Das grosse Buch der Trompete' as being inspired by the Jugenstil (Art Nouveau) style, the international style of about 1890 until 1914.

With the formalisation of the creation of the Amati collective in June 1948 (working back till 1-1-1947) Anton Riedl was one of the confiscated companies and workshops involved.Īlthough Riedl made other instruments (see below), he's best known for his octagonal Arigra trumpets. In a list of German people that were expelled, Hugo is not mentioned, but Anna Riedl (49) is mentioned as owner of a factory, with a husband in Bavaria, departure provided by a train on October 11th 1946. After WWII the German speaking population was expelled from what again became Czechoslovakia. In a list of house owners in May 1945 Hugo is still listed at the address Eibenberger Strasse 835. 'Exporting to all countries', as an ad states.Īnton Riedl sousaphones played in a youth orchestra around the 1933 Musikfest in Graslitzįrom 14-05-1938 Hugo Riedl is registered as the sole owner of Anton Riedl Musikinstrumenten-Fabrik, trade name Arigra. Riedl was an accomplished maker of brass instruments, (rotary) valve blocks and bells and also a trader of other musical instruments. 8 Other trumpets with hexagonal valve casingsĪnton Riedl was born in 1861 and established his own company in 1885.3 Arigra variations, copies and stencils.

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