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Cremona: an account of the Italian violin-makers and their instruments, 1894
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1which till then was of less importance, for their rendezvous. From this Mittenwald and its new industry, that of violin-making, attained a more considerable fame. As in that neighbourhood agriculture was impossible and cattle-breeding unprofitable, and on that account an abundance of pine wood was easily to be obtained for violin-making, the larger number of the inhabitants were placed at the disposal of Matthias Klotz for the purposes of his business, and the most active used to travel the country with the finished goods. Later on, dealers took up the business, and created a market for him in all parts of the world. (m)
3119. KLOTZ, Georg. Mittenwald, 1761. Brother of the last. His instruments are well made, but the wood is worm-eaten, by reason of its having been cut at the wrong time. The varnish is generally a dark yellow.
5120. KLOTZ, Joseph. Mittenwald, 1784. Similar to the last.
7Joseph Klotz in Mittenwald an der Iser 17—
9121. KLOTZ, Sebastian. Mittenwald, 1784. His instruments are excellent, and he shaped his archings somewhat lower. The varnish is not always the same, and is often similar to that of Albani.
11122. KLOTZ, Michael, of Mittenwald, and
13123. KLOTZ, Carl, of Mittenwald, probably a grandson of Matthias. Their instruments approach those of ordinary workmanship.
15124. LACASSO, Antonio Maria. Milan. But little known.
17(m) The Museum of the Conservatoire in Paris possesses a viola d'amore by Matthias Klotz, of 1732. He left three sons, George, Sebastian, and Egidius. There was a Johann Carl Klotz working about 1750.
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