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The violin, its famous makers and their imitators, 1887
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1DÖPFER, Nicolaus, 1768. The instruments of this maker are well made; the model is less raised than that of many German makers. He made a few large Tenors. Döpfer was the master of Martin Diehl.
3DURFEL, ——, Altenburg, 18th century. A well-known maker of Double-Basses.
5EBERLE, J. Ulric, Prague, about 1730—1750. Was a good copyist of the Italian masters. Eberle also made Viols d'Amour. Herr Carli Zoeller is the owner of one in excellent preservation, dated 1730.
7EDLINGER, T., Prague, about 1712.
8EDLINGER, Joseph Joachim, Prague. Son of the above.
9ELSLER, Joseph, Mayence, 1720—1750. Made many good Viols da Gamba.
11ERNST, Franz Anton, born in 1745 in Bohemia, died in 1805. He was an eminent Violinist, and received lessons from Antonio Lolli. In 1778 he was engaged as court musician at Gotha. He took great interest in Violin-making, and made several excellent instruments.
13FELDEN, M., Vienna, about 1550. Maker of Violins.
14FICHOLD, Hans, about 1612.
15FICHTL, Martin, Vienna, 1757. Large pattern, good varnish, wood of excellent quality.
17FICKER, Johann Christian, Cremona, 1720. Said to have lived in the midst of the greatest makers the world has had; if so, he certainly did not make himself acquainted with the art of Violin-making as understood in Cremona. His instruments may have been made at Mittenwald, and dated from Cremona.
19FICKER, Johann Gotleib, Cremona, 1789.
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