Altenburg

8 makers. The earliest year printed is 1730, the latest 1910.

Every maker here has Altenburg in a printed line.

1700s

• 1730 Schlegel, Elias
  Schlegel, Elias. — Altenburg. 1730.
• 1768 Knichtel, Erdmann
  Knichtel, Erdmann. — Altenburg (S.-A.). 1768.
• 1778 Durfel, J. G.
  Durfel (Dürfell), J. G. A maker in Altenburg, 1778. His double-basses are especially valued, and are considered to be some of the best ever made in Germany; his violins, very arched, with brown—almost black—varnish, of bad quality, are said to have an excellent tone.
• 1778 Durfel, J. G. Altenburg
  DURFEL (Dürfell), J. G. Altenburg, 1778; double-basses excellent; violins very arched; muddy dark brown varnish.
• 1792 Doerffel, Joh
  Doerffel (Dürfel, Dörffell), Joh. Andr. — Altenburg. 1792.

1800s

• 1851 to 1910 Merz, August
  Merz, August. — Altenburg. Geb. 1851 in Klingenthal.

No year printed

• no year Durfel
  DURFEL, ——, Altenburg, 18th century. A well-known maker of Double-Basses.
• no year Durfel, Altenburg
  DURFEL, Altenburg, 18th century. A well-known German Double-Bass maker.

The books that name them

• Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904
• Old violins, Haweis, 1905
• A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer
• The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, Hart, 1875 and 1884

Some names appear twice under different spellings. Each is one book's spelling.