Beiträge und Gedanken zum Blechblas-Instrumentenbau

Mein „Ruhestand“ gibt mir die Möglichkeit Reflexion zu halten und auf meinen Lebensbereich Instrumentenbauer zu schauen. Ich habe seit der Unternehmensgründung 1972 bis heute viele Texte geschrieben und Veröffentlichungen zu den Themen Blechblasinstrumentenbau, zu Forschung, Metallurgie und alten Handwerkstechniken gemacht. Natürlich immer unter der Anregung und Mitgestaltung meines Bruders und Partners Max Thein. Das Dokumentieren der Unikate, Prototypen und Modelle, technische Zeichnungen, Baumappen auf ingenieursmäßigem Standard und Kalkulationen legten bis heute die Grundlage für eine Reproduzierbarkeit der Instrumente, Kunstwerke der angewandten Kunst mit handwerklichen Mitteln, auf verlässlich hohem Niveau. Hier möchte ich die Sammlung von Texten und Veröffentlichungen bündeln und vorstellen, zum Wohle und Nutzen meiner Familie, meiner Partner, Mitarbeiter, Kollegen, Freunde und Kunden in diesem wunderschönen Bereich der Musik. Introductory remarks For more than 45 years „Thein-Blechblas-Instrumente, Entwurf, Entwicklung und Anfertigung von Blechblas-Instrumenten“, (founded 1972), today operating internationally as „Thein Brass“, has had the motivation and passion for brass instruments in handcrafted production and design. From the piccolo trumpet to the contrabass trombone and tuba, we work every day with world-renowned musicians to achieve a better sound, perfect tuning and easy playability. We do everything we can to ensure that musicians and music lovers enjoy their instrument, its quality, beauty and longevity. I founded the company with the help of our mother, first as the brass section of the parental „Thein Pianos“ company. Very early my brother Max joined us as an energetic and competent partner. After a few years we seperated from the piano company and continued to run the company independently as a master business. In 2017, Olav Brandt, who had been many years the master manager for brass production at Thein, took over my share of the company and continued to run it successfully and with commitment as a partner of Max Thein. My „retirement“ gives me the opportunity to reflect and look at my life as an instrument maker. Since the company was founded in 1972, I have written many texts and made publications on the subjects of brass instrument making, research, metallurgy and old craft techniques. Of course always together with my brother and partner Max Thein. The documentation of unique specimens, prototypes and models, technical drawings, construction files to engineering standards and calculations have laid the foundation for the reproducibility of instruments, works of art of applied art with craftsmanship means, at a reliably high level. Here I would like to bundle and present the collection of texts and publications for the benefit of my family, partners, co-workers, colleagues, friends and customers in this wonderful field of music.