Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Scan 231

Dictionary of Violin makers, 1928

28 lines. Read by computer on 27 September 2026. Printed page 159. 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.
13C
15CHRISTA (Joseph-Paul) — Munich circa 1750. Good work. Brown varnish. No 230.
17D
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.

Makers on this page

The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.