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Dresden

40 makers. The earliest year printed is 1574, the latest 1908.

Every maker here has Dresden in a printed line.

1500s

1600s

1700s

  • 1701 to 1785 Jauch, Andreas Balthasar
    Jauch (Jauck), Andreas Balthasar. — Dresden. Geb. um 1701, † 16. März 1785
  • 1735 to 1750 Jauch, Johannes
    JAUCH (JAUCK), JOHANNES, Dresden, 1735 to 1750.
  • 1738 to 1805 Laska, Joseph
    LASKA, Joseph. 1738-1805, Prague. Pupil of J. Kolditz; worked for best makers in Dresden, Berlin, Vienna, and Brünn; his violins popular in Bohemia, Saxony, and Poland.
  • about 1765 Jauch
    JAUCH, —— Dresden, about 1765, is said to have made good instruments on Cremona models, and is generally placed among the good German makers.
  • about 1774 Jauch, Andreas
    Jauch (Jauck), Andreas. — Dresden. Lebte noch um 1774.
  • 1774 Jauch, Dresden
    Jauch, Dresden—1774.
  • 1780 Fritsche, Johann Samuel
    Fritsche (Fritzsche), Johann Samuel. — Dresden, Leipzig. 1780. 1810
  • 1780 Jauch, Ignaz
    Jauch (Jauck), Ignaz. — Dresden. 1780. 1804.
  • 1787 Meyer, Adolph
    Meyer, Adolph. — Dresden. 1787.
  • 1790 Grieser, Martin
    Grieser, Martin. — Dresden. 1790.
  • 1792 Heppmann, F. W.
    Heppmann, F. W. — Dresden. 1792
  • 1794 Franck, Johann Michael
    Franck (?), Johann Michael. — Dresden. 1794

1800s

1900s

  • died 1908 Hamig, Moritz
    Hamig, Moritz. — Dresden. Kötzschenbroda. 1890. 1897.

No year printed

  • no year Günther, H.
    Günther, H., lebt (1895) in Dresden.
  • no year Lowendall, Louis
    LOWENDALL, LOUIS.—Dresden, Berlin; nineteenth century. A well-known manufacturer of stringed instruments and accessories.

The books that name them

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