Strasbourg · about 1830
Historical maker
Named in 2 books.
Also recorded as: Schartz
What the books printed
Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Page 111, scan 171.
SCHARTZ (Georges-Frédéric-Théophile, and Guillaume, brothers) — Strasbourg circa 1830. Bow and violin makers who have left a large number of excellent instruments. Chestnut red varnish. Well cut sound holes, gracefully slanted. Small scroll. Thibout style.
Violin tone and violin makers, London: Chatto & Windus, 1916. Page 244, scan 266.
SCHWARTZ.—Strasburg; nineteenth century. Four or more of the name were instrument makers. One, named George Friederich, was a good bow-maker.
- Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and nobody has judged yet whether they mean the same person.
Same name
- Schwartz, Antonius
- Schwartz, Bernard
- Schwartz, Bernh
- Schwartz, Bernhard
- Schwartz, George Frederic
- Schwartz, Georges Frédéric
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 9 more Schwartz pages under S.
Same town, same time
16 other Strasbourg makers have a year in the 1800s. A few of them:
- 1797 to 1861 Schwartz, Theophil Wilhelm I.
- born 1821 Schwartz, Theophil Wilhelm II.
- born 1821 Schwartz, Théophile Guillaume
- died 1822 Schwartz, Bernard
- about 1845 Schwartz, Strasbourg
- 1846 to 1893 Sütterlin, J. Friedrich