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

Hopf, Caspar I.

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

What the books printed

Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904. Page 298, scan 320.

Hopf, Caspar I. — Klingenthal, (Mark)Neukirchen. 1677. 1708.

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Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922. Page 226, scan 230.

Hopf, Caspar I. — Klingenthal, (Mark) Neukirchen. 1677. 1708

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Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and we are not sure they mean the same person. That is on hold until somebody settles it.

Same name

Hopf, C. Aug
No town printed · b. 1832
Hopf, C. Fried
No town printed · b. 1811, d. 1892
Hopf, Carl August
Brunndöbra · b. 1832, d. 1918
Hopf, Carl Friedr
No town printed · b. 1811, d. 1892
Hopf, Carl Friedrich
Klingenthal · b. 1811, d. 1892
Hopf, Casp
No town printed · 1690

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 17 more Hopf pages under H.

Same town, same time

1 other Klingenthal maker has a year in the 1600s.

1680 Ludwig, Johann (Hans) Georg

All Klingenthal makers

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APA 7Bow & Bridge. (2026, September 30). Hopf, Caspar I. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://bowandbridge.com/makers/hopf-caspar-i/

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