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

Scan 248

Dictionary of Violin makers, 1928

30 lines. Read by computer on 27 September 2026. Printed page 172. See the scan on archive.org.

1STORCK (Dietrich) — Strasbourg circa 1770. Good current work.
3STOSS (Martin) — Vienna 1778-1838. Stradivarius model. Varnish devoid of qualities.
5STRAUSS (Joseph) — Neustadt circa 1750. Ordinary make.
7STRNAD (Gaspar) — Prague 1752-1823. Good make. Large flat model. Unpleasant looking red varnish. Small sound holes. His instruments are admired in Bohemia where they are not scarce.
9STROBL (Johann) — Hallein circa 1710. High arching. Clumsy sound holes. Dull varnish.
11T
13TENTZEL (Johann) — Mittenwald circa 1725. Lutes and violins. Klotz style.
15THIELEMANN (J.-G.) — Berlin circa 1815. Guitars and lutes. No 52.
17THIR (Johannes-Georgius) — Vienna circa 1780. Charming and thorough work. Brown-red varnish. Narrow and high instruments. The 'cellos are of a large pattern. No 54.
19THIR (Matthias) — Vienna circa 1780. Good make. Brown-red varnish of good quality. No 53.
21TIELKE (Joachim) — Hamburg xviiith century. Archlutes, guitars, lutes, citherns, all richly ornamented. No 48.
23TIELKE (Johann) — Hamburg xviiith century. Viols and violins.
25V
27VACHTER (Anton) — Faulenbach circa 1770. Valued Tyrolese make.
29VAUCHEL (Jean) — Mayence 1782-1856. Frenchman established in Germany. His instruments are valued by artists for their Italian quality of tone.

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