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

Schönger, Francis

Erfurt · 18th century

Historical maker

Named in 3 books.

What the books printed

A treatise on the structure and preservation of the violin and all other bow-instruments, London: W. Reeves, 1875. p. 7.
As printed on this page: "…tisbon, Hassert of Rudolstadt, Hassert of Eisenach, Klotz in the Tyrol, Rauch of Breslau, Rauch of Würtzburg, Riess of Bamberg, Scheinlein of Langenfeld, near Erlangen, Fr. Ruppert of Erfurt, Francis Schonger, George Schonger, and Bachmann of Berlin, Straube of Berlin, Ulric Eberle of Prague, Charles Helmer of Prague, Samuel Fritzsche of Leipzig, Dürfel of Altenburg, Schmidt of Cassell, and many others."
A treatise on the structure and preservation of the violin and all other bow-instruments, London: R. Cocks & Co. [etc.], 1860. p. 10.
As printed on this page: "Francis Schonger, of Erfurt, has made many high-modelled instruments, which are much more beautiful in appearance than Ruppert's; but they are, throughout, extremely weak in the wood, and have a dull, hollow tone. Connoisseurs therefore consider them greatly inferior to Ruppert's."
The violin, Hart, George. London: Dulau, 1880. Page 196, scan 214.
SCHÖNGER, Francis, Erfurt, 18th century.
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  • 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.

Same name

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