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Roth, Christian

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  1. The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators (1875)

    ROTH, Christian, Augsburg, 17th century.

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    1. RAUCH, Breslau.
    2. REICHEL, Johann Gottfried, Absom, 18th century.
    3. REICHEL, Johann Conrad, Newkirch, 18th century.
    4. ROTH, Christian, Augsburg, 17th century.
    5. RUPPERT, Francis, Erfurt. Instruments of little value.
    6. SCHENLEIN, Matthias Frederick, Langenfeld, born 1710, died 1771. High built; varnish dark.
    7. SCHENLEIN, Jean Michael, Langenfeld, son of the former. Similar characteristics.

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

    ROTH, Christian, Augsburg, 17th century.

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    1. RAUCH, Breslau.
    2. REICHEL, Johann Gottfried, Absom, 18th century.
    3. REICHEL, Johann Conrad, Newkirch, 18th century.
    4. ROTH, Christian, Augsburg, 17th century.
    5. RUPPERT, Francis, Erfurt. Instruments of little value.
    6. SCHEINLEIN, Matthias Frederick, Langenfeld, born 1710, died 1771. High built; varnish dark.
    7. SCHEINLEIN, Jean Michael, Langenfeld, son of the former. Similar characteristics.

  3. The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1884)

    ROTH, Christian, Augsberg, 17th century.

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    1. REICHEL, Johann Conrad, Neukirchen, 18th century.
    2. REICHERS, August, Berlin, now living. Pupil of Bausch of Leipsic.
    3. RIESS, ——, Bamberg, about 1750.
    4. ROTH, Christian, Augsberg, 17th century.
    5. RUPPERT, Franz, Erfurt, 18th century.
    6. SAINPRAE, Jacques, Berlin, 17th century. A Baryton Viol of this maker is among the musical instruments at the Kensington Museum. It is said to have belonged to Johann Quantz, the famous flute-player.* The Baryton was a favourite instrument with Haydn. He composed several pieces for the instrument, and was fond of playing it. The Baryton, or Viola di Bordone, is of the character of the Viole d'Amour, being strung with sympathetic metal strings. It is, however, a larger and more complicated instrument.
    7. SAWICKI, ——, Vienna, about 1830.

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What this record rests on is The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators (1875); 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 (1884), naming this maker and nothing more. 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. Nothing else on this site confirms it and no claim has been invented beyond that naming — not established, until someone can tell us more.

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Places and dates of work
ROTH, Christian, Augsburg, 17th century. reported1
Places and dates of work
ROTH, Christian, Augsburg, 17th century. reported1
Places and dates of work
ROTH, Christian, Augsberg, 17th century. reported1

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  1. The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators (1875). archive.org, bwb_W9-CSA-425. https://archive.org/details/bwb_W9-CSA-425.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. Hart, George, 1839-1891, The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (London, Dulau and co. [etc.], 1884). archive.org, violinitsfamousm84hart. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamousm84hart.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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