Christian Zell (or Zelle) was a German harpsichord maker. He was probably a pupil of harpsichord maker Michael Mietke. The first mention of him is in 1722 in the register of citizens of Hamburg, the city where he was to spend the rest of his life. In that year, he took over the workshop of instrument maker Carl Conrad Fleischer after marrying his widow; they had three children.

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  • Christian Zell (or Zelle) was a German harpsichord maker. He was probably a pupil of harpsichord maker Michael Mietke. The first mention of him is in 1722 in the register of citizens of Hamburg, the city where he was to spend the rest of his life. In that year, he took over the workshop of instrument maker Carl Conrad Fleischer after marrying his widow; they had three children. There are three of his harpsichords surviving: a 1728 instrument in the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg; a 1737 instrument in the Museu de la música, Barcelona; and a 1741 instrument in the Steinhaus Museum of the Norddeutsche Orgelakademie in Bunde, Lower Saxony. They are noted for the richness of their decoration, with lacquered chinoiserie typical of Hamburg harpsichords, and most significantly, their 'matchless tone'. The harpsichord played by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos on her 1996 album Boys For Pele and the subsequent Dew Drop Inn Tour is a replica of the 1728 Christian Zell harpsichord although without the elaborate paintings. It was made by Robert Goble & Son.
  • Christian Zell (né vers 1683; enterré à Hambourg le 13 avril 1763 supposément à 79 ans et demi) fut un maître facteur de clavecins hambourgeois actif au début du XVIII siècle. Sa formation n'est pas connue. Il fut reçu comme citoyen de Hambourg le 14 août 1722, et épousa une femme de la famille Fleischer, dynastie locale de facteurs de clavecins - mais ne semble pas avoir fait son apprentissage chez eux. Trois instruments de sa facture subsistent aujourd'hui, datés respectivement de 1728, 1737, et 1741 (à Aurich, Ostfriesische Lanschaft), qui témoignent de sa maîtrise. Leur forme, avec queue arrondie et convexe prolongeant l'éclisse courbe, est caractéristique de la facture hambourgeoise. L'exemplaire de Hambourg (deux claviers, 3 jeux de cordes) est considéré comme un des plus beaux de cette école, tant sur le plan musical que sur celui de l'esthétique.
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  • Christian Zell (or Zelle) was a German harpsichord maker. He was probably a pupil of harpsichord maker Michael Mietke. The first mention of him is in 1722 in the register of citizens of Hamburg, the city where he was to spend the rest of his life. In that year, he took over the workshop of instrument maker Carl Conrad Fleischer after marrying his widow; they had three children.
  • Christian Zell (né vers 1683; enterré à Hambourg le 13 avril 1763 supposément à 79 ans et demi) fut un maître facteur de clavecins hambourgeois actif au début du XVIII siècle. Sa formation n'est pas connue. Il fut reçu comme citoyen de Hambourg le 14 août 1722, et épousa une femme de la famille Fleischer, dynastie locale de facteurs de clavecins - mais ne semble pas avoir fait son apprentissage chez eux.
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