Nuremberg

69 makers. The earliest year printed is 1434, the latest 1901.

Every maker here has Nuremberg in a printed line.

Before 1500

• 1434 Ott, Hans
  Ott, Hans. — Nürnberg. 1434. 1463

1500s

• 1505 to 1599 Gerle, Hanns
  Gerle, Hanns. — Nürnberg. Geb. um 1505, † 1599
• 1520 Müller, Conrad
  Müller, Conrad. — Nürnberg. 1520.
• 1520 Müller, Konrad
  Müller, Konrad. — Nürnberg. 1520
• died 1523 Frey, Hans
  Frey (Frei), Hans. — Nürnberg. 1450. † 21. Nov. 1523.
• 1533 Gerle, Johann
  GERLE, Johann, Nuremberg, 1533 to about 1550. Maker of Lutes and Viols. He also published a book on the Lute, 1533.
• 1540 to 1613 Heyden, Hans der Aelt
  Heyden (Hayden), Hans der Aelt. — Nürnberg. Geb. um 1540, † 1613.
• 1540 to 1613 Heyden, Hans der Ältere
  Heyden (Hayden), Hans der Ältere. — Nürnberg. Geb. um 1540, † 1613
• 1540 to 1550 Meusidler, Jean
  MEUSIDLER, Jean, Nuremburg, 1550. Made Viols and Lutes.
• 1550 Gerle, J.
  Gerle, J., Nuremburg—1550.
• 1550 Gerle, Jean
  Gerle, Jean, Nuremberg, 1550. Maker of Lutes and Viols.
• 1550 Mensiedler, J.
  Mensiedler, J., Nuremberg—1550.
• about 1550 Meusidler, Johann
  MEUSIDLER, Johann, Nuremberg, about 1550.
• about 1550 Mffman, Johann
  MFFMAN, Johann, Nuremberg, about 1550. Maker of Violin
• 1563 Vogel, Hanns
  Vogel (Vogl), Hanns. — Nürnberg. 1563. 1580
• died 1570 Gerle, Hans
  Gerle, Hans, (?) a son of Conrad. Date of birth unknown, about 1500; d. 1570. Lived in Nuremberg. Was a lute player, composer, and author, …
• 1598 Hausleib, Lorenz
  Hausleib, Lorenz. — Nürnberg. 1598.

1600s

• 1608 Lang, Friederich
  Lang, Friederich. — Nürnberg. 1608.
• 1612 Busch, Ernst
  Busch, Ernst. — Nürnberg. 1612. 1644.
• 1618 Gerlein, Hans
  Gerlein (Gerle), Hans. — Nürnberg. 1618.
• died 1650 Vogel, Wolf (Wolfgang)
  VOGEL, WOLF (WOLFGANG), Nurnberg, d. 1650.
• died 1650 Vogel, Wolfgang
  VOGEL, Wolfgang, Nuremberg, 1650.
• 1656 Hiltz, P.
  Hiltz, P., Nuremburg—1656.
• 1656 Hiltz, Paul
  HILTZ, PAUL, Nurnberg, 1656.
• 1672 Henz, Ernst Hans Conrad
  Henz, Ernst Hans Conrad. — Nürnberg. 1672.
• 1672 Roht, Johann
  Roht (Roth), Johann. — Nürnberg. 1672
• 1675 Roth, Christian
  ROTH, CHRISTIAN, Nurnberg, 1675.
• 1685 to 1760 Maussiell, Leonhard
  MAUSSIELL, LEONHARD, Nurnberg, b. 1685, d. after 1760.
• 1694 Hummel, Matthias
  Hummel, Matthias. — Nürnberg. 1694. 1701.

1700s

• 1700 Humel, Matthias
  HUMEL (Matthias) — Nuremberg towards 1700. Make esteemed at that period.
• 1700 to 1745 Schelle, Sebastian
  SCHELLE (SCHELL), SEBASTIAN, Nurnberg, 1700 to 1745.
• 1705 Vogler, Anton
  Vogler, Anton. — Nürnberg. 1705.
• 1709 Hume!, Christian
  Hume!, Christian. A maker in Nuremberg in 1709.
• 1709 Humel, Christian
  HUMEL, Christian. Nuremberg in 1709.
• 1709 Hummel, Christian
  Hummel (Hamel), Christian. — Nürnberg. 1709. 1710.
• 1717 Holmer, Leopold
  Holmer, Leopold. — Nürnberg. 1717.
• 1720 to 1750 Mausiell, Leonhardt
  MAUSIELL (or Mansiedl), Leonhardt. Nuremberg, 1720-50. Stainer pattern; very good.
• 1720 to 1750 Maussiell, Leonhardt
  Maussiell (or Mansiedl), Leonhardt. A maker in Nuremberg, 1720-50. He copied the Stainer pattern, and made good instruments, carefully finished, with yellow or brown varnish.
• 1725 Mausiell, Leonard
  MAUSIELL, LEONARD, Nuremburg, 1725. A capital imitator of Steiner, whose style he followed so closely as to render it (as it is stated) difficult …
• 1727 Schell, S.
  Schell, S., Nuremberg—1727.
• 1727 Schell, Sebastian
  SCHELL, Sebastian, Nuremberg, 1727. Lute-maker.
• 1727 Schell, Sebastian
  Schell, Sebastian, Nuremberg, 1727. Lutemaker.
• 1727 Schell, Sebastian
  Schell, Sebastian. A maker of lutes in Nuremberg in 1727. One with that date is in the Paris Conservatoire Collection.
• 1727 Schell, Sebastian
  Schell, Sebastian. A maker of lutes in Nuremberg in 1727. One with that date is in the Paris Conservatoire Collection.
• 1728 Mansiell, Leonard
  MANSIELL, Leonard, Nuremburg, 1728.
• about 1735 Widhalm, Joseph
  WIDHALM (Joseph) — Nuremberg circa 1735. Little known.
• 1745 Mausielll, Leonard
  MAUSIELLL, Leonard, Nuremberg, 1745. Stainer
• 1745 Mausseill, Leonard
  MAUSSEILL, Leonard, Nuremberg, 1745. Stainer pattern, excellent workmanship. Thin yellow varnish, raised edges. The style are not unlike that of Tecchler.
• 1745 Maussiell, Leonard
  MAUSSIELL, Leonard, Nuremberg, 1745. Stainer
• born 1747 Widhalm, Martin Leopold
  Widhalm, Martin Leopold. — Nürnberg. Geb. 3. Juni 1747 in Nürnberg (Gostenhof)³), † das. 16. März 1806
• 1752 to 1822 Widhalm, Gallus Ignatius
  Widhalm, Gallus Ignatius. — Nürnberg. Geb. 19. März 1752, † 29. September 1822
• 1756 Vogel, Michael
  Vogel, Michael. — Nürnberg. 1756
• 1756 to 1788 Widhalm, Veit Anton
  Widhalm, Veit Anton. — Nürnberg, Stadtamhof bei Regensburg. Geb. 16. Januar 1756, † nach 1788
• 1760 Kram, Andreas Ernst
  Kram, Andreas Ernst. — Nürnberg. 1760. 1783.
• 1765 to 1788 Withalm, L.
  Withalm, L., Nuremberg—1765-88.
• 1793 Kandler, Laurenz Sebastian
  Kandler, Laurenz Sebastian. — Nürnberg. 1793
• 1799 to 1825 Widhalm, Johann Martin Leopold
  Widhalm, Johann Martin Leopold. — Nürnberg. Geb. 20. Oktober 1799 in Nürnberg, † nach 1825

1800s

• 1805 to 1875 Sprenger, Carl Bonifacius
  Sprenger, Carl Bonifacius. — Nürnberg. Geb. in Mittenwald 1805, † 1875 zu Nürnberg.
• 1820 to 1901 Rau, Johann Friedrich
  Rau, Johann Friedrich. — Nürnberg. Geb. 1820. † 1901.
• born 1846 Sprenger, Josef Ferdinand
  Sprenger, Josef Ferdinand. — Nürnberg. Geb. in Nürnberg am 15. Juni 1846.
• 1848 to 1896 Sprenger, Augustin
  Sprenger, Augustin. — Nürnberg. Geb. um 1848, † 1896.
• 1854 Rau, J. F.
  Rau, J. F. A maker in Nuremberg. Exhibited at Munich, in 1854, a violin of good though rather coarse tone, which would improve with time
• 1857 to 1882 Rau, Paul
  Rau, Paul. — Nürnberg. Geb. 1857, † 1882 in Nürnberg
• born 1862 Heberlein, Richard
  Heberlein, Richard. — Nürnberg. Geb. 1862 in Markneukirchen.
• born 1870 Rau, Karl
  Rau, Karl. — Nürnberg. Geb. 28. Oktober 1870 in Nürnberg
• born 1871 Schulz, August
  Schulz, August. — Nürnberg. Geb. 12. Sept. 1871
• born 1876 Franke, Paul
  Franke, Paul. — Nürnberg. Geb. 29. April 1876 in Frankfurt a. O.
• 1885 Weidinger, J. A.
  Weidinger, J. A. — Nürnberg. 1885. 1904

No year printed

• no year Widhalm, Leopold
  WIDHALM, Leopold, Nüremberg, 18th century.

The books that name them

• Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904
• Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922
• An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann, 1925
• Old Violins And Their Makers, James M. Fleming, 1883
• The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, Hart, 1875, 1884 and 1909
• A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, 1896
• The violin, its famous makers and their imitators, Hart, 1887
• Old violins, Haweis, 1905
• Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell, 1928
• The violin: its famous makers and their imitators. : With several wood engravings from photographs of the works of Stradiuarius, Guarnerius, Amati, and others, Hart, 1880
• Violins and violin makers. Biographical dictionary of the great Italian artistes, their followers and imitators, to the present time. With essays on important subjects connected with the violin, Pearce, 1866
• the violin its famous makers and their imitators, 1909

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