The re-establishment in Germany after World War II
As a result of the expulsion from the Sudetenland, Franz Sattler came to North Hesse:
to Elberberg (Wolfhagen district near Kassel).
In the listed garden shed (temporarily used as a chicken coop) with the inscription "anno 1771" on the grounds of Baron Hugo von Buttlar zu Elberberg's castle, Franz set up the first self-made lathe with foot operation.
Other machines - collected from scrap - were gradually added. More space was necessary, so a barrack was added, for which the baron willingly made available his park .
Operation in the barracks (Elberberg ca 1949)
After his return from American captivity, Hans Sattler, Franz's son, found his family again and became part of the company.
Newspaper article from a Wolfhagen daily newspaper (March 10, 1950)
Probably the first photo of a drum kit made in Elberberg
In 1952 the family decided to move to near Nauheim in the Groß-Gerau district, as a large number of musical instrument manufacturers from Graslitz, who had also been sold, had already settled there.
Julius Keilwerth, who was a close friend of Franz Sattler (already known in Graslitz for the manufacture of excellent "Tone King" saxophones and who was already producing instruments again in Nauheim at the end of 1945), had an influence on this decision.
He also drew Franz's attention to a disused body shop in neighboring Königstädten (today a district of Rüsselsheim), which Franz Sattler bought at the end of October 1952 as part of a foreclosure auction.
This was the start for the Franz Sattler oHG percussion instrument factory.
Franz Sattler did not live to see the further development and steady upswing of the company, as he died unexpectedly in May 1953 after a short, serious illness.
The company was continued under the management of his son Hans Sattler.
Hans Sattler (*1926 +1984)
Newspaper article from "Darmstädter Echo" (1954)
Newspaper article from "Main-Spitze" (1954)
Newspaper article Rüsselsheimer Echo (1956)