Biography.guide
Home › People › Inventor › Christian Friedrich Sattler
Portrait of Christian Friedrich Sattler

Christian Friedrich Sattler

1778 – 1842

German brass instrument maker, 1778–1842

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Christian Friedrich Sattler

Lived 1778 – 1842 (aged 63–64). Christian Friedrich Sattler was an inventor.

Christian Friedrich Sattler (1778–1842) was a brass instrument maker and inventor in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony. 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 . 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 , 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.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born
1778, Leipzig
Birth century
Died
1842, Leipzig
Occupation
Also known as
Sattler, Christian Friedrich

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Christian Friedrich Sattler's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Christian Friedrich Sattler?

German brass instrument maker, 1778–1842

When was Christian Friedrich Sattler born?

Christian Friedrich Sattler was born in 1778 in Leipzig.

When did Christian Friedrich Sattler die?

Christian Friedrich Sattler died in 1842 in Leipzig.

What was Christian Friedrich Sattler's occupation?

Christian Friedrich Sattler was an inventor.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Christian Friedrich Sattler

· Wikidata: Q12346177

· DBpedia: Christian Friedrich Sattler

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Christian Friedrich Sattler. https://biography.guide/christian-friedrich-sattler/

MLA: "Christian Friedrich Sattler." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/christian-friedrich-sattler/.

Chicago: "Christian Friedrich Sattler." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/christian-friedrich-sattler/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:30 UTC