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Mathias Wensel (I) Placht

Luby, worked 1708–1746

Son and pupil of Elias Placht, above. Fairly coarse work on elongated model, scroll reasonably well-cut, dark red varnish. Matthias Wentzel Placht / Geigen und Instrumentenmacher / in Schönbach 1729 — John Dilworth

Worked Luby

Taught by Elias Placht

Family Son of Elias Placht

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John Dilworth+

Mathias Wentzel (I) Worked circa. 1708-1746. Son and pupil of Elias Placht, above. Fairly coarse work on elongated model, scroll reasonably well-cut, dark red varnish. Matthias Wentzel Placht / Geigen und Instrumentenmacher / in Schönbach 1729

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Die Orgelschule in Prag besitzt eine Violine von ihm.

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