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the history of the violin, 1864
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1much skill as a repairer of old ones. At Munich were Joseph Paul Christa, about 1730, and Mathias Johann Kolditz, or Koldjz, 1750. A Jacques Kolditz is mentioned at Ruhmbourg, in Bohemia, who made some good violins and violas, and died there in 1796. At Salzbourg, were Simon in 1722; Andrew Ferdinand Mayrhof, 1740; Jacob Weiss and Gregor Ferdinand Wenger about 1761; and Johann Schorn. "Luthomonographie" names seven makers at Fissen, in Bavaria, from 1756 to 1798, including Thomas Edlinger beforementioned at Prague. The others are Gugemmos, though there would appear to be some mistake about this name, Johann Antony Gedler, Johann Benedict Gedler, Franz Stoss, Ruf, and Maldonner. Philip Knitting worked at Mittenwald, as did Joseph Kriner and Joseph Knitl, 1791, of whom we have a ticket, marked 2090; probably he thought a cypher meant nothing. Straube, at Berlin, about 1770, made some good violins after the Cremona model, with amber varnish, and was skilful in repairing old instruments; and Johann Henry Lambert was there about 1760; Theodore Lotz, at Presburg, and François Plack, at Schœnback, in Bohemia, about 1738, made good violins; and there was Augustine Huller, at Schœneck, 1776. At Amsterdam were Gysbert Vibrecht, 1707; Jan Bremeister, Peter Rimbouts, and Jacobs, of whom the latter made some good instruments after the Amati school, but could not attain their tone. François Antoine Ernst, born in Bohemia, 1745, was an excellent violin player, and became Concert Director at Gotha. He was a good maker also, many of his instruments being scarcely inferior to the Cremona model that he followed. Spohr used to play on one of them, which is a proof of their merit. He wrote a short memoir on the construction of the violin, which
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