"Buddy Höfs":
My personal experiences with the triangles

 
 
... on the Pasic 1999 

 
"Laßt uns noch einmal unser Werkzeug benutzen und Klänge aus dem Urgestein der Geräusche schlagen, finden, mit gekonnter Art befreien"
(Jojo;SuperSonnig)

 
 
Buddy & Thein triangles are entirely hand made from high quality metal alloys.

The extremely time consuming forging process, using great amounts of force and energy, produces highly compressed metal that is characterized by its high density.

 

 
 

 (Fotos: Julia Horbaschk)


Technical Details:

Material:

 Gold Brass, German Nickel Silverr
Size: 1 (12 ")
2 (11")
3 (10")
4 (9")
5 (8")
6 (6")
Diameter: 8 mm, 10 mm, 12 mm
Forging Quality: Rough flat edged surface with an 
exceptionally round sound spectrum;
 Highly forged surface with a distinctive and
dynamic overtone resonance 
Special Finishes: On request the instruments can be 
gold or silver plated.
Price list

 
 

(Foto: Julia Horbaschk)
In a unique process, 
developed by Max & Heinrich Thein, 
the instruments are hardened
and tension-relieved at 
the same time.

The resultin timbre is the formed
in hours of precision work
into harmoniously balanced
over all sound pattern.
The instruments, now available, form the basic collection from a much larger range of instruments that can be produces with other tonal characteristic. Every instrument is engraved with a code documented detail at our workshop to insure exact reproduction.

 
 
Concept and Testing: "Buddy" Thomas Höfs
Percussionist, State Theater Stuttgart
Advisors: Max & Heinrich Thein
Master Instrument Makers, Bremen
Handwerkliche Ausführung: Werner Müller
Instrumentmaker, Bremen

Michael Köster
Instrumentmaker, Bremen