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Scan 266
Violin tone and violin makers, 1916
25 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 244. See the scan on archive.org.
1(no line here) one of two readings
2VIOLIN TONE one of two readings
4eighteenth century. Stainer school. Another, named Matthias Friedrich, worked in the same place.
6SCHETELIG.—Markneukirchen; eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. About a dozen makers of the name.
8SCHLICK.—W. Dresden; nineteenth century. One of the innumerable "discoverers" of the "secret of the Italian varnishes." Has received medals.
10SCHLOSSER.—Klingenthal; eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Another numerous tribe. One, named Johann George Schlosser, branded his work inside, "I. G. S."
12SCHMIDT.—About twenty-five German makers are enumerated by von Lutgendörff.
14SCHÖNFEELDER.—Markneukirchen; nineteenth century. Another tribe, running well into a score of names.
16SCHONGER.—Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Erfurt, Cassel.
18SCHRECK, RUDOLPH.—Berlin; eighteenth century. Said to be one of the oldest Berlin makers. His name, appropriately enough, means "fright!"
20SCHUSTER.—Markneukirchen. Another horde of makers. They manufacture very cheap trade instruments.
22SCHUSTER, JOSEPH ANTON.—Schönbach; eighteenth century. Good work.
24SCHWARTZ.—Strasburg; nineteenth century. Four or more of the name were instrument makers. One, named George Friederich, was a good bow-maker.
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