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Innsbruck

27 makers. The earliest year printed is 1589, the latest 1920.

Every maker here has Innsbruck in a printed line.

1500s

  • died 1589 Gerle, Georg
    Gerle, Georg. — Innsbruck. 1569, † um 1589

1600s

  • died 1608 Losio, Pietro Maria
    Losio (de Losy), Pietro Maria. — Innsbruck. 1579. † Ende 1608 oder Anf. 1609.
  • 1647 Seelos, Georg I.
    Seelos (Sellos, Seluß, Seelauß), Georg I. — Innsbruck. 1647. † zwischen 1668—1672
  • 1650 to 1682 Seelos, Georg II.
    Seelos, Georg II. — Innsbruck. Geb. um 1650 in Innsbruck, † nach 1682
  • 1660 Seelos, Georg
    Seelos (Sellos), Georg. — Innsbruck. 1660. 1680.
  • 1680 to 1688 Schorn, Johann
    Schorn, Johann, Innspruck, about 1680. An excellent maker; the varnish is similar to that of Albani; high modelled. He appears to have removed to Salzburg. There are Viols of his make dated from there in 1696 and 1699.
  • 1688 Schorn, J.
    Schorn, J., Innspruck—1688.
  • 1697 Menette, Joseph
    Menette, Joseph. — Innsbruck. 1697.

1700s

  • 1700 to 1784 Griesser, Mathias
    Griesser, Mathias. — Innsbruck. Geb. in Füssen nach 1700, † am 3. März 1784
  • 1727 Griesser, M.
    Griesser, M., Innspruck—1727.
  • 1727 Griesser, Matthias
    Griesser, Matthias. A maker in Innsbruck in 1727. A viola d'amore, with seven strings for bowing and twelve harmonic strings, of which the …
  • 1747 to 1798 Psenner, Johann Georg II.
    Psenner, Johann Georg II. — Innsbruck. Geb. 17. Febr. 1747 in Innsbruck, † nach 1798
  • 1756 to 1832 Fendt, Bernhard
    Fendt, Bernhard. This maker was, it is supposed, a nephew of the Paris Fent. He was born at Innsbruck in 1756 and died in London in 1832. …
  • 1761 Pfenner, Johann Georg
    Pfenner, Johann Georg. — Innsbruck. 1761. 1789.
  • 1764 Locatelli, Ignatius
    Locatelli, Ignatius. — Innsbruck. 1764
  • 1774 to 1816 Zoller, Oswald
    Zoller, Oswald. — Innsbruck. Geb. 1774, † 28. Dezember 1816

1800s

  • born 1805 Schrott, Jakob
    Schrott (Schrot), Jakob. — Innsbruck. Geb. 1805 in Innsbruck, † das. 3. Juli 1843
  • 1816 Gröber, Georg
    Gröber, Georg. — Innsbruck. 1816
  • 1820 Fritz, Johann
    Fritz, Johann. — Innsbruck. 1820. 1822.
  • 1829 Eberle, Karl
    Eberle, Karl. — Innsbruck. 1829.
  • died 1832 Fent, Bernhard
    FENT (BERNHARD). — Inspruch, 1773, † Londres, 1832. Ouvrier très habile, il travailla d’abord chez Dodd, qu’il quitta ensuite pour entrer chez Betts. Avant de se rendre à Londres, il avait passé quelque temps dans l’atelier de son oncle, le célèbre Fent, de Paris.
  • 1838 Schrot, Jakob
    Schrot, Jakob. — Innsbruck. 1838.
  • born 1857 Body, Otto
    Body, Otto. — Innsbruck. Geb. 1857 in Debreczin
  • 1857 Gschwenter, H. Joseph
    Gschwenter, H. Joseph. — Innsbruck. 1857. 1880.
  • 1861 Kluibenschädl, Josef
    Kluibenschädl, Josef. — Innsbruck. 1861. 1864
  • born 1881 Nobitschek, Oskar
    Nobitschek, Oskar. — Innsbruck. Geb. 2. Mai 1881 in Preßnitz i. B.

1900s

The books that name them

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