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Scan 198
Old violins and violin lore, 1900
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1terms, because he had served his country as a cavalry soldier.
3The master-workers were mostly people of some substance. They had to pay a tax of one florin on being admitted to mastership; but sons of a master were admitted on a reduced fee of five florins.
5Most of the masters were expected to have a decent house, with a room large enough to entertain the Guild with their wives at a banquet on their installation. As this cost some money—there were various ways of lightening the burden when the candidate happened to be a desirable addition to the Guild—he was allowed to pay in instalments, or part was remitted by favour. A popular means of effecting economy was to propose to marry the daughter of a master; that at least staved off payment. The apprentices often got in cheap that way.
7Hans Adam Narlitzer, who "intended" to marry a master's daughter, was admitted on reduced terms, on the understanding that, if the match did not come off, he was to pay up in full.
9One Kretchman also "intended" to marry the youngest daughter of Hans Martin Schönfeldes; also Johann Christian Envel, in 1761, had "half a mind" to marry the youngest daughter of Reichel, and was admitted for ten thalers; but in case he could not make up his mind to marry the girl, or any other master's daughter, he would have to pay thirty-one thalers. In no case is it recorded that any of these gentlemen failed to marry as per contract; the masters'
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