Christian
Hirsbrunner, born 1748.
Christian
was the first Hirsbrunner, who called himself a
maker of musical instruments. Woodwind instruments
were mainly made in his workshop, such as piccolos,
transverse flutes, clarinets, oboes and
bassoons.
Christen,
born 1775, Ulrich, born 1780 and Kaspar
Hirsbrunner, born 1784.
The
sons of Christian Hirsbrunner continued to carry on
a woodwind instrument makers workshop with
great success.
French
troops occupied Switzerland from 1798 to 1803 in
the course of the French Revolution. Sumiswald was
made into the District Town of the Lower Emmental
by the French occupation forces. It is assumed,
that French troops were stationed in Sumiswald and,
that these troops carried brass instruments with
them, for which the Hirsbrunner musical instrument
makers showed great interest. Woodwind as well as
brass instruments were then made by the Hirsbrunner
musical instrument makers from 1800 up to around
1850 in Sumiswald.
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