Very loosely translating and synthesizing from this thread, using Google Translate ...
(See below note on the dates.)
* Mentioned in one of Gunter Dullat's books. (I assume that's where the poster got the rest of this info. I couldn't translate the title well enough.)
* Franz Michl trained at Bohland & Fuchs in Grazlitz.
Problem part -- Helen, a little help please -- I think the poster is saying that Franz joined his father's company in 1923. Amusingly, his father's name was also Franz. Which makes my life more interesting. Also mentioned in that Horn-U-Copia link is the notation that there isn't any connection between Franz and Johann Michl & Sohn. FWIW, Milandro on SOTW says that the Johann Michl horns he's seen are Kohlert stencils, but I'm not 100% sure of that: the G# cluster on the tenor he uses as an example looks a tad odd for Kohlert. Helen's also has a Pierret with "Johann Michl & Sohn Graslitz" engraved on it, so we can, at least, say "Johann bought stencils."
* On January 10, 1932 ownership of the company went to Franz, Rudolf and Adolf Michl.
* In 1936, the company started producing saxophones.
Again, a little help requested, but I think it says that in 1940, the company was converted to produce stuff for the war effort.
* In 1946, Franz was "expelled" from Grazlitz, which is what happened with Julius Keilwerth and others.
* On May 2, 1949, Franz re-started his company with his son. They set-up shop in the Straubing area.
* On January 4, 1950, Franz died.
* On April, 1951, Rudolf took over the company. (I'm not sure if this is "Rudolf Michl" or another Rudolf. My browsers choked on some of the umlauts.)
* By March 10, 1952, the company had only 3 employees.
* In 1953, the company headquarters was moved to Aschaffenburg.
Note: The poster uses three different date formats. I'm assuming he's being consistent with "day.month.year," which is more-or-less standard -- I've been told, at least -- everyplace but the US. At the very least, the years should be right.
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Anyhow, I've found three different models of Franz Michl saxophones. At least, I think all three are different models. I thik it's possible that the split-bell-key horn, which has the wonderful name of "Tango - Orchestra," might be a stencil. The split-bell-key style was rather old by 1936.
(See below note on the dates.)
* Mentioned in one of Gunter Dullat's books. (I assume that's where the poster got the rest of this info. I couldn't translate the title well enough.)
* Franz Michl trained at Bohland & Fuchs in Grazlitz.
Problem part -- Helen, a little help please -- I think the poster is saying that Franz joined his father's company in 1923. Amusingly, his father's name was also Franz. Which makes my life more interesting. Also mentioned in that Horn-U-Copia link is the notation that there isn't any connection between Franz and Johann Michl & Sohn. FWIW, Milandro on SOTW says that the Johann Michl horns he's seen are Kohlert stencils, but I'm not 100% sure of that: the G# cluster on the tenor he uses as an example looks a tad odd for Kohlert. Helen's also has a Pierret with "Johann Michl & Sohn Graslitz" engraved on it, so we can, at least, say "Johann bought stencils."
* On January 10, 1932 ownership of the company went to Franz, Rudolf and Adolf Michl.
* In 1936, the company started producing saxophones.
Again, a little help requested, but I think it says that in 1940, the company was converted to produce stuff for the war effort.
* In 1946, Franz was "expelled" from Grazlitz, which is what happened with Julius Keilwerth and others.
* On May 2, 1949, Franz re-started his company with his son. They set-up shop in the Straubing area.
* On January 4, 1950, Franz died.
* On April, 1951, Rudolf took over the company. (I'm not sure if this is "Rudolf Michl" or another Rudolf. My browsers choked on some of the umlauts.)
* By March 10, 1952, the company had only 3 employees.
* In 1953, the company headquarters was moved to Aschaffenburg.
Note: The poster uses three different date formats. I'm assuming he's being consistent with "day.month.year," which is more-or-less standard -- I've been told, at least -- everyplace but the US. At the very least, the years should be right.
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Anyhow, I've found three different models of Franz Michl saxophones. At least, I think all three are different models. I thik it's possible that the split-bell-key horn, which has the wonderful name of "Tango - Orchestra," might be a stencil. The split-bell-key style was rather old by 1936.