Scan 154
The M. Steinert collection of keyed and stringed instruments, 1893
2 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 150. See the scan on archive.org.
1soon a demand arose for instruments of sterling merit. By the advise of Ole Bull, George Gemuender, a skillful violin maker employed by the celebrated Vuillaume at Paris, came to this country in 1847. He established himself in business at New York, and by strictly adhering to the old Italian School he has attained a national reputation. His instruments not only in form and varnish and general workmanship closely resemble the Cremona violins, but in quality and intonation fairly equal them, and it can be safely said that to-day George Gemuender cannot be surpassed by any violin maker in Europe.
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