"Among the recording equipment and memorabilia available to bid on are Schneider's 1964 Volkswagen van, the Panasonic bicycle he rode in the 1984 music video for a remix of "Tour De France," a number of woodwind and brass instruments-including the 1960s Orsi alto flute that appeared on the back cover of Kraftwerk's 1970 self-titled debut-and a rack case of Votrax speech synthesizer units, which the band used to create the robot voices that opened all of their concerts between 1981 and 2002."
"Schneider died in 2020 at the age of 73. A classically trained flautist, he met Ralf Hütter at the Düsseldorf Conservator and the duo founded Kraftwerk in 1970. Schneider was fascinated by technology-particularly in the field of speech synthesis-and extremely protective of his innovations; he held several patents during his lifetime, including for a synth-vocal processor known as Robovox. David Bowie titled "V-2 Schneider," from 1977's , after him. Schneider left Kraftwerk in 2008 and did not return for any the group's reunion shows."
Julien's Auctions is offering more than 450 items that belonged to Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider, including musical instruments, vehicles, and recording equipment. Highlighted lots include Schneider's 1964 Volkswagen van, the Panasonic bicycle featured in a 1984 "Tour De France" remix video, a 1960s Orsi alto flute seen on Kraftwerk's 1970 debut cover, and a rack of Votrax speech synthesizers used to create the band's concert robot voices from 1981 to 2002. The auction will take place on November 18 in Nashville and online. Schneider died in 2020 at age 73, co-founded Kraftwerk in 1970, held patents including for the Robovox synth-vocal processor, and left the band in 2008.
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