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The arts and crafts book of the worshipful Guild of violin-makers of Markneukirchen, from the year 1677 to the year 1772, 1894

12 lines. Read by computer on 29 August 2026. Printed page 9. See the scan on archive.org.

145. Johann Friedrich Popel, youngest son of Johann Gottfried Popel, 1715.
2If the later way of spelling Popel with a B be incorrect, we must reckon one family less—the same might be said of Schönfeld and "Schönfelder."
3The spelling of "Reichel" is also uncertain and variable.
446. Johann Adam Pfretschner, son of Elias (43), deceased, 1716.
5At that time, and also in 1729, the two cousins, Georg and Christian Reichel, were Head Masters; Christian Reichel, is alluded to by that title as late as 1732, and with him Simon Schonfeld, Johann Reichel, and Conrad Adam Schonfelder.
6In due course the following attained (8) the rights of mastership.
747. XXV. Johann Adam Jaeger, who, being an orphan, could not pay the full expenses of the admission banquet, and therefore only paid 16 thaler in consideration of his poverty.
848 Johann Georg Klemm, son of Johann The Turner (39), as Peg-turner, who paid 9 thaler in satisfaction of the full dues, and the Master Banquet, and served his apprenticeship like the others, 1719.
949. Johann Georg Reichel, son of Georg Reichel, the Head Master, 1722.
1050. XXVI. Johann Caspar Hicker, violin-maker's apprentice, who paid 23 thaler for the Mastership Banquet, 9 thaler as compensation for his Diploma masterpiece being unfinished, and 3 thaler for his fees as a journeyman, 1722.
1151. XXVII. Georg Carl Kretschmann, violin-maker's apprentice, 1723.

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