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Ohberg, Johann

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  1. The violin: its famous makers and their imitators. : With several wood engravings from photographs of the works of Stradiuarius, Guarnerius, Amati, and others (1880)

    OHBERG, Johann, Stockholm, 1773. Workmanship of average merit. Varnish mostly of yellow colour.

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    2. MOHR, Philip, Hamburg, 17th century. Made Viols da Gamba, &c.
    4. OHBERG, Johann, Stockholm, 1773. Workmanship of average merit. Varnish mostly of yellow colour.
    6. OTT, Jean, Nuremberg, 15th century. Lute maker.

  2. The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1909)

    OHBERG, Johann, Stockholm, 1773. Workmanship of average merit. Varnish mostly of yellow colour.

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    1. NIGGEL, Simpertus, Fussen, 17—. Flat model,
    2. good workmanship. Branded inside with initials
    3. S. N.
    4. OHBERG, Johann, Stockholm, 1773. Workmanship of average merit. Varnish mostly of yellow colour.

  3. Old violins (1905)

    OHBERG, Johann. Stockholm in 1773; fairly good; a yellow varnish.

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    1. 1675-1740; died at 28; self-taught; an original genius; about two hundred violins; much valued when can be found.
    3. OHBERG, Johann. Stockholm in 1773; fairly good; a yellow varnish.
    5. ONEDA, Gio. Battista, b. 1529. A maker of cithers and violins (?) in Brescia about 1562.

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Nothing on this site confirms this record beyond what one or more sources state, and that is the whole basis for it: Old violins (1905); The violin: its famous makers and their imitators. : With several wood engravings from photographs of the works of Stradiuarius, Guarnerius, Amati, and others (1880); The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1909). Entries from 3 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record. No claim beyond that has been invented here, which leaves the record not established; tell us if you can change that.

What the books say

Places and dates of work
OHBERG, Johann. Stockholm in 1773; fairly good; a yellow varnish. reported1
Places and dates of work
OHBERG, Johann, Stockholm, 1773. Workmanship of average merit. Varnish mostly of yellow colour. reported1
Places and dates of work
OHBERG, Johann, Stockholm, 1773. Workmanship of average merit. Varnish mostly of yellow colour. reported1

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  1. 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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  2. Hart, George, 1839-1891, The violin: its famous makers and their imitators. : With several wood engravings from photographs of the works of Stradiuarius, Guarnerius, Amati, and others (London: Dulau, 1880). archive.org, violinitsfamousm00hart_0. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamousm00hart_0.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1909). archive.org, violinitsfamousm00hartuoft. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamousm00hartuoft.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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