Mittenwald · 1730
Historical maker
Named in 2 books.
Also recorded as: Joseph Hornsteiner
What the books printed
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 48, scan 58.
Hornsteiner (Hornstainer), Joseph. A maker in Mittenwald about 1730. He made some good double-basses.
Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 256, scan 280.
HORNSTEINER (Hornstainer), Joseph. Mittenwald, 1730; good double-basses; mediocre.
- Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and nobody has judged yet whether they mean the same person.
Same name
- Hornsteiner, Alois
- Hornsteiner, Andreas
- Hornsteiner, Anton I.
- Hornsteiner, Anton II. :
- Hornsteiner, Franz
- Hornsteiner, Georg I.
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 20 more Hornsteiner pages under H.
Same town, same time
156 other Mittenwald makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:
- 1730 Bader, Martin
- 1730 Horenstainer, Joseph
- about 1730 Hornstainer, Joseph
- 1730 Karner, Bartholomäus
- 1731 to 1739 Klotz, Josef Karl
- 1732 Händl, Mich