The Florian Schneider Collection 2025-11-19 Auction - 463 Price Results - Julien's Auctions in CA
Florian Schneider | 1950s Childhood Wooden RecordersFlorian Schneider | Copy of "Dusseldorf" by Hans Arthur LuxFlorian Schneider | 1930s Telefunken Volks-Trautonium Pre-Synthesizer, #247
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Gardena, CA, United States
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The Florian Schneider Collection

It is impossible to tell the story of electronic music without examining the pioneering beats, grooves, and performance aesthetics of Dusseldorf's Kraftwerk and its founding member, Florian Schneider. Formed in 1970, the band brought an experimental approach to pop music, resulting in some of the most innovative and commercially successful electronic albums of the mid-1970s into the 1980s: Autobahn, Trans-Europe Express, The Man-Machine, and Computer World. The Florian Schneider Collection is the first auction to feature a comprehensive collection of items from Florian's personal life and career, providing a tantalizing glimpse at his and Kraftwerk's often-enigmatic musical processes. The sale features over 450 lots of stage- and studio-played instruments and gear, clothing, artwork and furniture from Florian's home and studios (as well as from Kraftwerk's Kling Klang Studio), bicycles, Kraftwerk memorabilia, and Florian's extensive collection of historic woodwind and brass instruments (flutes, clarinets, oboes, saxophones, horns, tubas, and one-of-a-kind oddities). Bid on instruments and gear from all periods of Florian's groundbreaking career with Kraftwerk, including flutes from the formative early albums and performances (such as Florian?s iconic 1960s Orsi alto flute) and a treasure trove of synths, drum machines, and vocoders (including an EMS Synthi AKS synthesizer, a Robovox and Votrax rack case, and a Roland M-160 line mixer). Also featured is a 1964 Volkswagen Type 2/T1 Kastenwagen (panel van), personally owned and driven by Florian, including in the 2007 German biographical film, Eight Miles High, and the Panasonic road bike ridden by Florian in the music video for Kraftwerk's crossover single, 'Tour De France.'
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Florian Schneider | German 1968 Issued Passport: A German issued passport for Kraftwerk founding member, Florian Schneider, issued in September of 1968 and expiring in September of 1978. The passport is signed by Schneider and features entry
0004: Florian Schneider | German 1968 Issued PassportEst. $600-$800
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Florian Schneider | Vintage Junghans Timer Clock: A vintage metal Junghans timer clock, made in Germany, from the personal collection of Kraftwerk founding member, Florian Schneider. 8.25 x 10 x 2.75 inches PROVENANCE From the Estate of
0016: Florian Schneider | Vintage Junghans Timer ClockEst. $300-$500
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Florian Schneider | Road Case #58: A road case with the number 58 spray painted on all sides as well as “Kraftwerk” which has been painted over in black, but is still visible. This case comes from the collection and
0017: Florian Schneider | Road Case #58Est. $200-$400
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Florian Schneider | Road case #60, Black: A black medium-sized road case with the number 60 stenciled on it in white on the lid and sides from the collection of Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk. The interior is empty and without foam, the the
0018: Florian Schneider | Road case #60, BlackEst. $100-$200
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Florian Schneider | Rack Mount Sennheiser VSM-201 Vocoder: A late 1970s Sennheiser VSM 201 Vocoder with no serial number from the personal studio and collection of Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk (see images). While it’s said that only a few dozen of
0022: Florian Schneider | Rack Mount Sennheiser VSM-201 VocoderEst. $20,000-$40,000