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Catalogue of old master violins; added to which is a short historical sketch of the various violin schools, and a list of the principal makers, including an article upon violin construction and repairing, also a list of choice music for the violin, 1900
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1the Klotz family and especially Jacob Stainer, who is considered the foremost maker of them all, in fact several English writers of an early period, placed him above the best Italian school, though to-day the Italian instruments stand pre-eminent.
3We give the following list of the German makers, whose work was without doubt of a high order:
5Jacob Stainer, Absam, 1621-1683; Mathias Albani, Botzen, 1621-1673; Mathias Albani, Botzen, 1650-1709; Mathias Klotz, Mittenwald, 1640; Markus Stainer, Kufstein, 1659; Egidius Klotz, Mittenwald, 1670-1709; Sebastian Klotz, Mittenwald, 1675; Joachim Tielke, Hamburg, 1660-1690; Johann Schorn, Innsbruck, 1680; Georg Klotz, Mittenwald, 17—; Michael Albani, Botzen, 17—; John Bapt. Schweitzer, 18—; Carl Ludwig Bachmann, Berlin, 1716-1800; J. Ulricus Eberle, Prague, 1730-1750; Daniel Achatius Stadelmann, Vienna, 1730-1750; Franz Ruppert, Erfurt, 17—; Leopold Withalm, Nürnberg, 1765-1788; C. Rausch, Breslau, 1750; Martin Diehl, Mayance, 1770; Nikolaus Dopfer, Mayance, 1768; Christian Friedrich Hunger, Leipsic, 1718-1787; Jacob August Otto, Weimar, 1762-1830; Joseph Klotz, Mittenwald, 1774; Johann Jaug, Dresden, 1760; Mathias Hornsteiner, Mittenwald, 1800; Joseph Hornsteiner, Mittenwald; Franz Geissenhof, Vienna, 1812; August Riechers, Berlin, 18—.
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