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Otto, Heinrich Wilhelm

1796–1858

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Otto, Heinrich Wilhelm, third son of J. A. Otto; b. 1796; date of death unknown. Worked first in Amsterdam and later in Berlin.

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    1. d. July 2, 1857, Jena. From 1818 worked in Jena, succeeding to his father's business there. He made good instruments.
    3. Otto, Heinrich Wilhelm, third son of J. A. Otto; b. 1796; date of death unknown. Worked first in Amsterdam and later in Berlin.
    5. Otto, Hermann, son of Ludwig Otto; b. March 9, 1859, Cologne; d. Sept. 20, 1884, St. Petersburg. Worked with his father in St. Petersburg.

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

    Otto, Heinrich Wilhelm, third son of J. A. Otto; b. 1796; d. 1858. Worked first in Amsterdam and later in Berlin.

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    1. d. July 2, 1857, Jena. From 1818 worked in Jena, succeeding to his father's business there. He made good instruments.
    2. Otto, Heinrich Wilhelm, third son of J. A. Otto; b. 1796; d. 1858. Worked first in Amsterdam and later in Berlin.
    3. Otto, Hermann, son of Ludwig Otto: b. March 9, 1859, Cologne; d. Sept. 20, 1884, St. Petersburg. Worked with his father in St. Petersburg.
    4. Otto, Jacob August, b. 1764, Gotha; d. 1830, Jena. Pupil of Franz Anton Ernst at Gotha, later settled in Weimar, and was appointed maker to the Court. Worked also in Halle, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Berlin, and finally in Jena. Was especially skilful in repairing old instruments, and made very good violins and violoncellos; six violins, one alto, and one violoncello were made by him for the Royal Orchestra of Copenhagen. He published two books on violin making: "Ueber den Bau und die Erhaltung der Geige und aller Bogeninstrumente" (Halle, 1817); and "Ueber den Bau der Bogeninstrumente und über die Arbeiten der vorzüglichsten Instrumentenmacher" (Jena, 1828); the latter was translated into English by John Bishop in 1848. His five sons all became violin makers.
    5. Otto, Ludwig, son of Georg August Gottfried Otto; b. Sept. 16, 1821, Jena; d. Feb. 9, 1887, St. Petersburg. First worked in Cologne, but after 1871 settled in Petersburg. He exhibited three violins, a viola, violoncello and double-bass in London, 1862. They were all well made and were moderately priced.

  3. Old violins (1905)

    OTTO, Heinrich Wilhelm, third son of J. A. Otto; b. 1796. Amsterdam and Berlin.

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    2. OTTO, Georg August Gottfried, eldest son of J. A. Otto; 1789, Weimar; 1857, Jena; good maker.
    4. OTTO, Heinrich Wilhelm, third son of J. A. Otto; b. 1796. Amsterdam and Berlin.
    6. OTTO, Hermann, son of Ludwig Otto, 1859-84. Cologne, St Petersburg.
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  1. An encyclopedia of the violin (1925)

    OTTO, HEINRICH WILHELM, Amsterdam, Berlin, b. 1796, d. 1858.

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    2. OTTO, C. W. F., Stockholm, b. Jena, 1808, d. 1884.
    4. OTTO, HEINRICH WILHELM, Amsterdam, Berlin, b. 1796, d. 1858.
    6. OTTO, HERMANN, St. Petersburg, b. Holn, 1859, d. St. Petersburg, 1884.

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Otto, Heinrich Wilhelm, third son of J. A. Otto; b. 1796; d. 1858. Worked first in Amsterdam and later in Berlin. reported1
Places and dates of work
Otto, Heinrich Wilhelm, third son of J. A. Otto; b. 1796; d. 1858. Worked first in Amsterdam and later in Berlin. reported1
Places and dates of work
Otto, Heinrich Wilhelm, third son of J. A. Otto; b. 1796; date of death unknown. Worked first in Amsterdam and later in Berlin. reported1
Places and dates of work
OTTO, HEINRICH WILHELM, Amsterdam, Berlin, b. 1796, d. 1858. reported1
Places and dates of work
OTTO, HEINRICH WILHELM, Amsterdam, Berlin, b. 1796, d. 1858. reported1
Places and dates of work
OTTO, Heinrich Wilhelm, third son of J. A. Otto; b. 1796. Amsterdam and Berlin. reported1
Born (date and place)
Born 1796. As printed in the cited source: “OTTO, HEINRICH WILHELM, Amsterdam, Berlin, b. 1796” reported1
Died (date and place)
Died 1858. As printed in the cited source: “OTTO, HEINRICH WILHELM, Amsterdam, Berlin, b. 1796, d. 1858” 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 1 linesource 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. Alberto Bachmann, An encyclopedia of the violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7.machine textcited for 3 linessource record

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  5. 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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  6. 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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