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

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the history of the violin, 1864

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1There were several makers in Germany in this century, of whom some have obtained high repute. Many of them imitated the Steiner and the Cremona schools with great success. One of the best was Charles Louis Bachmann, who was born at Berlin, in 1716, and was himself a skilful performer on the viola, and chamber musician to the King of Prussia. His violins and violas were much esteemed in Germany, and rank next to those of Cremona; they were made after the model of Stradivarius, with amber varnish, but under his own name; he lived till the year 1800. Schmidt, of Cassel, who more correctly may be called of the present century, being mentioned by Otto, in 1817, as then working, made some fine violins after the model of Stradivarius; but the edges are larger, and the purfling inclines more towards the centre. There were several makers of the name of Rauch, towards the middle of the century, who made good instruments; as Jacques Rauch, at Mannheim, from 1730 to 1740, whose violins approached those of Steiner in tone; Sebastian Rauch, in Bohemia, from 1742 to 1763; Rauch of Breslau, who made some good instruments; and Rauch of Wurtzburg. Johann Gottfried Reichel, of Absam, is named, who made after the model of Steiner; and Johann Conrad Reichel, of Neu-kirch, in 1779. At Prague, there were two, named Edlinger, father and son, who were more particularly in repute for their lutes; those of the father, Thomas, who was a pupil of Steiner, being equal to those of Gaspar di Salo; he was living at Prague in 1715. His son, Joseph Joachim, lived for many years in Italy, visiting Cremona, Rome, Naples, Bologna, Ferrara, and Venice; he died at Prague in 1748, and his instruments, especially his lutes, were much esteemed. The lutes of Jacobi, at Meissen, about the same time, were also in

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