Unlike
any other area, the saxon region of Vogtland looks back on over a 100 years
of tradition in the development and manufacturing of wind instruments. The
first german saxophone was built in 1901 in Markneukirchen , and by the 1920`s,
Hüller saxophones were being sold all over the world. During the times of
the old east Germany (GDR), the majority of the vogtl. Saxophone manufactures
were brought together to form the VEB Blechblas- und Signal-Instrumenten-Fabrik.
Today, this tradition lies in the hands of Vogtländische Musikinstrumentenfabrik
GmbH , who as well as continuing the handcraft traditions, also works towards
