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Küntzel, Laurent

born 1790

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Kuntzel, Laurent, b. 1790, at Hof Bavaria. Worked till about 1855. About 1815, after rather a chequered career, settled in Breslau, and worked …

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    2. Küntzel. A maker in Berlin. He exhibited a quintet of instruments in London, 1862; the tone was excellent.
    4. Kuntzel, Laurent, b. 1790, at Hof Bavaria. Worked till about 1855. About 1815, after rather a chequered career, settled in Breslau, and worked for some years under Fichtel, an instrument maker there; he then devoted himself entirely to violin making, making excellent imitations of Italian violins and violoncellos.
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  2. A dictionary of violin makers (n.d.)

    Küntzel, Laurent, b. 1790, at Hof, Bavaria. About 1815, after rather a chequered career, settled in Breslau, and worked for some years under …

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    2. Kühlewein und Tetzner. Makers in Markneukirchen. Exhibited in Munich, 1854. A violoncello of theirs, excellently made on the Stradivari pattern, not much arched, had a fairly good tone.
    4. Küntzel, Laurent, b. 1790, at Hof, Bavaria. About 1815, after rather a chequered career, settled in Breslau, and worked for some years under Fichtel, an instrument maker there; he then devoted himself entirely to violin making, producing good imitations of Italian violins and violoncellos. Later on moved to Berlin, where he died in 1864. He exhibited a quintet of instruments in London, 1862; the tone was excellent.
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  3. Old violins (1905)

    KÜNTZEL, Laurent. 1790. Hof Bavaria and Breslau, 1815-55. Excellent violins on Italian model.

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    1. KRUPP, Pierre. Worked in Paris, Rue St Honoré, 1777-91; he also made harps.
    2. KÜHLEWEIN UND TETZNER. Makers in Markneukirchen. Exhibited in Munich, 1854.
    3. KÜNTZEL. Berlin. He exhibited a quintet of instruments in London, 1862; tone excellent.
    4. KÜNTZEL, Laurent. 1790. Hof Bavaria and Breslau, 1815-55. Excellent violins on Italian model.
    6. LACROIX, Salomon. Nineteenth century.
    7. LAFLEUR. London, brother of the Parisian maker.

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Places and dates of work
Küntzel, Laurent, b. 1790, at Hof, Bavaria. About 1815, after rather a chequered career, settled in Breslau, and worked for some years under … reported1
Places and dates of work
Küntzel, Laurent, b. 1790, at Hof, Bavaria. About 1815, after rather a chequered career, settled in Breslau, and worked for some years under … reported1
Places and dates of work
Kuntzel, Laurent, b. 1790, at Hof Bavaria. Worked till about 1855. About 1815, after rather a chequered career, settled in Breslau, and worked … reported1
Places and dates of work
KÜNTZEL, Laurent. 1790. Hof Bavaria and Breslau, 1815-55. Excellent violins on Italian model. reported1
Born (date and place)
Born 1790. As printed in the cited source: “Küntzel, Laurent, b. 1790” reported1

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  1. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai.machine textcited for 2 linessource record

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  2. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol1899stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol1899stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London ; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai_0. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai_0.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  4. Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald), 1839-1901, Old violins (Edinburgh, Grant, 1905). archive.org, oldviolins00hawe. https://archive.org/details/oldviolins00hawe.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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