Bern

5 makers. The earliest year printed is 1839, the latest 1910.

Every maker here has Bern in a printed line.

1800s

• 1839 to 1910 Methfessel, Gustav
  Methfessel, Gustav. — Bern. Geb. in Bern 1839.
• born 1868 Werro, Jean
  WERRO (Jean) — Berne and Islington. Contemporary master maker born at Muntelier (Canton of Fribourg) in 1868, descendant of an old Swiss …
• born 1870 Lutschg, G.
  LUTSCHG (G.) — Berne. Born in 1870. Contemporary maker, pupil of Mougenot of Brussels. Before establishing himself in Berne he worked for several years in Zurich. Good modern make, coated with an excellent oil varnish.
• born 1870 Lütschg, Gustav
  Lütschg, Gustav. — Bern. Geb. 1870 als Sohn des Waisenhausdirectors L. in Bern.
• died 1898 Beck, Max
  Beck, Max. — Bern. 1896. † 1898.

The books that name them

• Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904
• Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell, 1928

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