Scan 238
Critical & Documentary Dictionary of Violin Makers Old and Modern, 1928
28 lines. Read by computer on 5 October 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1BEDLER (Norbert) (?) — Wurtzburg circa 1720.
3BINDERNAGEL (Johan-Wilhelm) — Gotha 1770-1845. Well made instruments. Red varnish. No 245.
5BITTNER (David) — Vienna 1852-1887. Clever copyist of the Italian masters.
7BOLLER (Johannes) — Frankfurt circa 1680.
9BOLLER (Michael) — Mittenwald circa 1780. Pupil of Klotz whose manner he recalls. No 228.
11BUCHSTETTER (G.-D.) — Ratisbon circa 1770. Instruments of a graceful pattern, yellow varnish after Amati. Finished workmanship, but tone lacks refinement. No 229.
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15CHRISTA (Joseph-Paul) — Munich circa 1750. Good work. Brown varnish. No 230.
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19DALINGER (Sebastien) — Vienna circa 1770. Charming make. Stainer model. This maker specialised in the manufacture of 'cellos. Yellow or dark brown varnish. No 247.
21DARCHE (Nicolas) — Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen) circa 1860. Pupil of N.-F. Vuillaume. Good make. (See Miscellaneous Schools).
23DIEHL or DIEL — Name of a family of makers, several members of which have worked at Mayence, Hamburg and Darmstadt between 1760 and 1880. None of them rose above the average.
25DOPFER (Nicolaus) — Mayence (Mainz) circa 1750. Father-in-law of Steininger the maker. Good workmanship, moderately arched. Yellow brown varnish.
27DURFEL — Altenburg. Specialised in the manufacture of double basses. His violins are arched. Dark varnish.
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