Scan 246
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.
1Klotz type. Medium height. Branded S. N. Good make. Poor light red or brown varnish. No 22.
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5OHBER (Johann) — Stockholm circa 1780. Yellow or dark brown varnish. High instruments. This maker seems to have specialised in the manufacture of 'cellos.
7ONIZIN (Nicolaus) — Mittenwald circa 1750. Medium value.
9OSTLER (Frantz) — Vienna circa 1720. No 47.
11OSTLER (Andrea) — Breslau circa 1730. Large pattern of the Stainer model. Yellow varnish. Ordinary make.
13OTTO (Jacob-August) — Weimar 1760-1829. Pupil of Ernst. Has left some instruments of a certain value, also two small books on violin making. There have existed several makers of the same class, descendants of Otto Jacob, whose names follow.
15OTTO (Georg-August) — Weimar 1789-1857. Son and successor of one above. Finished workmanship.
17OTTO (Carl-Christian) — Weimar 1792-1853. Has left a number of excellent instruments.
19OTTO (Heinrich) — Weimar 1815, Berlin 1858. Has left some good copies of the Italian masters. A lack of thickness in both belly and back.
21OTTO (Karl-August-Ludwigslust) — 1801-1883. This maker has been very inconsistent in his work, the only instruments which may retain attention being those made towards 1840. Generally speaking, his varnish is not interesting.
23OTTO (C.-W.-F.) — Stockholm 1808-1884. Pupil of Widhalm. Quite good work.
25OTTO (Ludwig) — Petrograd 1821-1887. Son and pupil of Georges-Auguste. Stradivarius model. Supple varnish. Fine work.
27OTTO (Ludwig) — Dusseldorf. Son and pupil of Karl-August,
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