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Theodor Lotz

worked 1780–1820

1780-1820 Bratislava (Pressburg) Slovakia & Vienna Austria Appointed luthier to the court in Vienna. Principally a maker of woodwind instruments, but a few violins bear his label. Theodor / Lotz K.K. Hof- / instr. Macher / in Wien — John Dilworth

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John Dilworth+

LOTZ, Theodor Worked circa. 1780-1820 Bratislava (Pressburg) Slovakia & Vienna Austria Appointed luthier to the court in Vienna. Principally a maker of woodwind instruments, but a few violins bear his label. Theodor / Lotz K.K. Hof- / instr. Macher / in Wien

Cecie Stainer+

A maker of good violins in Pressburg, 1730-40.

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Er machte leidlich gute Geigen, doch ist er mehr als Erfinder eines Bassetthorns
berühmt geworden. Später ging er nach Wien, wo er Hof-Instrumentenmacher
wurde.

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