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

Frey, Hans

Historical maker

Named in 1 book.

What the books printed

Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904. Page 197, scan 219.

Frey (Frei), Hans. — Nürnberg. 1450. † 21. Nov. 1523.

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Same name

Frey
No town printed · d. 1523
Frey, Christoph
Wiesensteig · d. 1635

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.

Same town, same time

15 other Nuremberg makers have a year in the 1500s. A few of them:

All Nuremberg makers

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Chicago (bibliography)Bow & Bridge. “Frey, Hans.” Last modified 28 September 2026. https://bowandbridge.com/makers/frey-hans/.

MLA 9“Frey, Hans.” Bow & Bridge, 28 Sept. 2026, bowandbridge.com/makers/frey-hans/. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

APA 7Bow & Bridge. (2026, September 28). Frey, Hans. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://bowandbridge.com/makers/frey-hans/

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