Lotz, Theodor

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1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

   Lotz, Theodor. A maker of good violins in Pressburg, 1730-40.

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   6. Lott, George Frederick, eldest son of John Frederick Lott, sen.; b. 1800, London; d. there, 1868. He was an excellent workman and was for a long time employed by Davis, of Coventry Street, London. He copied Italian instruments with great cleverness.
   7. Lott, John Frederick, sen., b. 1775, Germany; d. April 13, 1853, London, and was buried in the Churchyard of St. Giles-in-the-Fields. While still young came to England and settled in London. He was first a chair-maker; but forming a friendship with Fendt, he began to work at violin making under Thomas Dodd, in March, 1798. He showed great ability and made many excellent violoncellos and basses for Thomas Dodd, in which were inserted the latter's labels. He was especially famed for his double-basses, which rival Italian instruments; the work is beautifully finished, both inside and out; the scrolls are well cut, but the varnish is not of good quality. His two sons, George Frederick and John Frederick, were both makers.
   8. Lott, John Frederick, second son of John Frederick Lott, sen.; d. 1871. He worked for Davis, of Coventry Street, London, and made skilful imitations of Italian instruments.
   9. Lotz, Theodor. A maker of good violins in Pressburg, 1730-40.
   10. Louis. There was a maker of this name in Geneva.
   11. Louvet, Jean, brother of Pierre Louvet. He worked in Paris about 1730-60. His violins were not well made; they were varnished brown. He chiefly made hurdy-gurdys and harps, and was one of the first to make pedal-harps. In the Paris Conservatoire Collection are two hurdy-gurdys, one dated 1733, made by Louvet, rue Grenier St.-Lazare; the other with the label: "Fait par Jean Louvet rue de la Croix-des-petits-Champs, près la porte St.-Honoré, Paris, 1750." In an alto was the label: "Louvet à la Vielle Royale rue Croix-des-petits-Champs à côté de la Porte Saint-Honoré à Paris, 1755"; a similar label in a hurdy-gurdy was dated 1757.
   12. Louvet, Pierre, brother of Jean Louvet; also worked in Paris about 1740-85. He chiefly made harps, which he signed "P. Louvet à Paris"; but a five-stringed viol is known, and two hurdy-gurdys, one, dated 1750, is prettily ornamented, the other is in the Paris Conservatoire Collection and has this label: "Fait par P. Louvet, rue Montmartre à Paris, à la Vielle Royale, juin, 1747." He later moved to the rue St.-Denis, and was still there in 1783.

2. A dictionary of violin makers (n.d.)

   Lotz, Theodor. A maker of good violins in Pressburg, 1730-40.

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   7. Lott, George Frederick, eldest son of John Frederick Lott, sen.; b. 1800, London; d. there, 1868. He was an excellent workman and was for a long time employed by Davis, of Coventry Street, London. He copied Italian instruments with great cleverness.
   8. Lott, John Frederick, sen., b. 1775, Germany; d. April 13, 1853, London, and was buried in the Churchyard of St. Giles-in-the-Fields. While still young came to England and settled in London. He was first a chair-maker; but forming a friendship with Fendt, he began to work at violin making under Thomas Dodd, in March, 1798. He showed great ability and made many excellent violoncellos and basses for Thomas Dodd, in which were inserted the latter's labels. He was especially famed for his double-basses, which rival Italian instruments; the work is beautifully finished, both inside and out; the scrolls are well cut, but the varnish is not of good quality. His two sons, George Frederick and John Frederick, were both makers.
   9. Lott, John Frederick, second son of John Frederick Lott, sen.; d. 1871. He worked for Davis, of Coventry Street, London, and made skilful imitations of Italian instruments.
   10. Lotz, Theodor. A maker of good violins in Pressburg, 1730-40.
   11. Louis. There was a maker of this name in Geneva.
   12. Louvet, Jean, brother of Pierre Louvet. He worked in Paris about 1730-60. His violins were not well made; they were varnished brown. He chiefly made hurdy-gurdys and harps, and was one of the first to make pedal-harps. In the Paris Conservatoire Collection are two hurdy-gurdys, one dated 1733, made by Louvet, rue Grenier St.-Lazare; the other with the label: "Fait par Jean Louvet rue de la Croix-des-petits-Champs, près la porte St.-Honoré, Paris, 1750." In an alto was the label: "Louvet à la Vielle Royale rue Croix-des-petits-Champs à côté de la Porte Saint-Honoré à Paris, 1755"; a similar label in a hurdy-gurdy was dated 1757.
   13. Louvet, Pierre, brother of Jean Louvet; also worked in Paris about 1740-85. He chiefly made harps, which he signed "P. Louvet à Paris"; but a five-stringed viol is known, and two hurdy-gurdys, one, dated 1750, is prettily ornamented, the other is in the Paris Conservatoire Collection and has this label: "Fait par P. Louvet, rue Montmartre à Paris, à la Vielle Royale, juin, 1747." He later moved to the rue St.-Denis, and was still there in 1783.