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: "George Schonger, of Erfurt, abandoned his father's system of construction, and imitated the Italian style. Excellent instruments exist of his make, which are particularly distinguished for their accurate arrangement (Aptirung*). He was greatly renowned, in his time, as a repairer of the good old instruments."
A treatise on the structure and preservation of the violin and all other bow-instruments, London: R. Cocks & Co. [etc.], 1860. p. 26.
As printed on this page: "I will here briefly enumerate the German makers who have imitated the form of the Cremonese instruments, but under their own names. Bachmann of Berlin; George Schonger of Erfurt; Jauch of Dresden; Hassert of Eisenach; Ernst, Concert-director, of Gotha; Artmann of Wegmar, near Gotha; Binternagel of Gotha; Fritzsch of Leipzig; Hunger of Leipzig; Ulric Eberle of Pragu…"
The violin, Hart, George. London: Dulau, 1880. Page 196, scan 214.
SCHÖNGER, George, Erfurt, 18th century. Made several good instruments of the Albani type.
- 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.