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Andreas Preller

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John Dilworth

PRELLER, Andreas Born 1845 Geroldsgrün, Hof Germany. Pastor and self- taught violin maker. Published a pamphlet outlining his own theories: Hofer-Geigen (1909). In summary he believed in relieving stress in all parts of the violin before and during assembly.

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