Johann Elias (I) Pfretzschner
Markneukirchen, b. c.1678
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
Johann Elias (I) Born circa. 1678, Worked from 1713. Senior member of the Pfretzschner family. Admitted to the Markneukirchen guild of luthiers 1713. Not known to have signed or labelled any work.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Vermuthlich der Stammvater der Familie. Seine Geigen sind nicht schlecht,
aber auch nicht besser als die der meisten seiner vogtländischen Zeitgenossen.
Er scheint weder in Neukirchen geboren noch dort gestorben zu sein.
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