Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Rau, August

Historical maker

Named in 1 book.

What the books printed

Violin tone and violin makers, London: Chatto & Windus, 1916. Page 233, scan 255.

RAU, AUGUST.—Markneukirchen; contemporary. A good bow-maker. Worked for a time with Weichhold of Dresden.

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Same name

Rau, Aug
No town printed · b. 1866
Rau, Charles
Markneukirchen · b. 1891
Rau, J. F.
Nuremberg · 1854
Rau, J. F. Nuremberg
No town printed · 1854
Rau, Johann Friedrich
Nuremberg · b. 1820, d. 1901
Rau, Karl
Nuremberg · b. 1870

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 1 more Rau page under R.

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APA 7Bow & Bridge. (2026, September 28). Rau, August. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://bowandbridge.com/makers/rau-august/

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