Rheinhold W.& Ernest Oscar SCHMIDT Brothers
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John Dilworth
SCHMIDT Brothers, Rheinhold W. & Ernest Oscar b. Markneukirchen Germany, Worked from 1910 Cleveland, Ohio USA. Sons and pupils of Ernst Rheinhold Schmidt, below. Rheinhold born 1885; Ernest born 1890, Markneukirchen. Established Cleveland 1910. Joined as a partner by Otto Luderer. Agents for the instruments made by their father in Markneukirchen. Ernest Oscar made many successful copies in Stradivari, Pressenda, and Vuillaume styles. Rheinhold eventually returned to Markneukirchen. [Wenberg]
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