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Hornsteiner, Joseph IV

born 1853

As printed

  1. An encyclopedia of the violin (1925)

    HORNSTEINER, JOSEPH IV, b. Mittenwald, 1853.

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    2. HORNSTEINER, FRANZ, 1782 to 1820. Franz Hornsteiner imitated the Klotz model closely, and used a yellow or a golden brown varnish. The tone is of an even mellow character, and the instruments resemble those of Andreas Jais, another well-known Mittenwald maker.
    4. HORNSTEINER, JOSEPH IV, b. Mittenwald, 1853.
    6. HORNSTEINER, MATHIAS II, 1760 until after 1803.

  2. An encyclopedia of the violin (n.d.)

    HORNSTEINER, JOSEPH IV, b. Mittenwald, 1853.

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    1. HORIL, JAKOB, Vienna, Rome, 1720 to 1759.
    2. HORNSTEINER, ——, Mittenwald. A family of skillful violin makers, who have not only produced instruments of merit, but have also earned recognition as dealers and publishers. The Hornsteiners were the first to associate themselves with the Klotz family. A reproduction of the label used by one of the family, Jos. Hornsteiner, is reproduced on Plate 17.
    3. HORNSTEINER, FRANZ, 1782 to 1820. Franz Hornsteiner imitated the Klotz model closely, and used a yellow or a golden brown varnish. The tone is of an even mellow character, and the instruments resemble those of Andreas Jais, another well-known Mittenwald maker.
    4. HORNSTEINER, JOSEPH IV, b. Mittenwald, 1853.
    5. HORNSTEINER, MATHIAS II, 1760 until after 1803.
    6. HOSBORN, THOMAS ALFRED, London, 1629.
    7. HULINZKY, THOMAS ANDREAS, Prague, b. 1731, d. 1788.

Named in 2 books, all printed 1925. Read by software from scans of those pages, not yet checked by a person against the page. Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and nobody has judged yet whether they mean the same person.

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Not established: that is this record’s honest state, resting on one thing alone — An encyclopedia of the violin (1925); An encyclopedia of the violin (1925); An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1926), naming this maker and nothing more. Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and nobody has judged yet whether they mean the same person. No claim beyond what is printed there has been invented here. If more can be said, write in and tell us.

What the books say

Places and dates of work
HORNSTEINER, JOSEPH IV, b. Mittenwald, 1853. reported1
Places and dates of work
HORNSTEINER, JOSEPH IV, b. Mittenwald, 1853. reported1
Places and dates of work
HORNSTEINER, JOSEPH IV, b. Mittenwald, 1853. reported1
Born (date and place)
Born 1853. As printed in the cited source: “HORNSTEINER, JOSEPH IV, b. Mittenwald, 1853” reported1

How the pages were read

4 of the 4 lines here were read from machine text (software that turns a photo of a page into words), not by a person looking at the page image. 1 of them rests on a section heading above a list of names, not on a trade word printed on its own line: “VIOLIN MAKERS IN EUROPE”.

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The books behind this record

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  1. Alberto Bachmann, An encyclopedia of the violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7.machine textcited for 2 linessource record

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  2. Bachmann, Alberto and Ysaye, Eugene, An encyclopedia of the violin (New York, Da Capo Press, n.d.). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000bach_r6r5. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000bach_r6r5.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. Alberto Bachmann, An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_u1d5. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_u1d5.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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