Ernst Heinrich (I) Roth
Erlangen, Markneukirchen, 1877–1948
Son and pupil of Gustav Robert Roth, below. Pre-eminent member of the Roth family of luthiers. Worked in Kiev and Milan before joining the family business. Established under his own name in Markneukirchen 1902. Employed many craftsmen, but generally acknowledged to be the guiding hand in all worksho\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Worked
Erlangen, Markneukirchen
Made
Bass Bow, Cello, Cello Bow, Viola, Viola Bow, Violin, Violin Bow
Taught by
Gustav Robert Roth
Family
Son of Gustav Robert Roth
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
£15,943
265 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Ernst Heinrich Roth Markneukirchen 1928 Reproduction of Antonius Stradivarius Cremona ... Lot 150 | Tarisio | November 2024 | £6,127est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Viola | Labelled Ernst Heinrich Roth Markneukirchen 1937 Reproduction of Antonius Stradivarius Cremona ... Lot 36 | Tarisio | March 2024 | £6,096est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | Roth Model XR, labelled Ernst Heinrich Roth Markneukirchen anno 1930 Copie: Antonius ... Lot 87 | Tarisio | March 2024 | £15,943est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | Roth Model IXR, labelled Ernst Heinrich Roth Makneukirchen 1925 Reproduction of Joseph ... Lot 88 | Tarisio | March 2024 | £5,627est. $ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin | Lot 164 | Bonhams | May 2015 | £2 |
| Violin | Lot 141 | Bonhams | October 2014 | £2 |
| Cello | Lot 217 | Bonhams | August 2013 | £1,750 |
| Violin | Lot 246 | Bonhams | August 2013 | £750 |
| Violin | Lot 110 | Bonhams | October 2012 | £2,125 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm 1925 c. Workshop of | — | December 2011 | £2,127 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Bubenreuth, 1963 | — | December 2011 | £387 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Bubenreuth, 1961 | — | December 2011 | £1,238 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Bubenreuth, 1962 | — | December 2011 | £1,238 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Bubenreuth, 1959 | — | December 2011 | £928 |
| Viola | 39.5 cm Erlanger, 1959 | — | December 2011 | £1,083 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Markneukirchen, 1925 (varnish later) Workshop of | — | November 2011 | £3,195 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Markneukirchen, 1920 c. Workshop of | — | November 2011 | £5,263 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Markneukirchen, 1923 Workshop of | — | November 2011 | £2,443 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 53 g. Markneukirchen, 1930 c. no hair, silk winding | — | November 2011 | £203 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Markneukirhchen, 1930 c. | — | November 2011 | £2,216 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Markneukirchen, 1928 c. | — | November 2011 | £2,585 |
| Viola | 41.5 cm Marknuekirchen, 1935 c. | — | November 2011 | £2,585 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm 1935 c. | — | November 2011 | £1,182 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1930 c. | — | November 2011 | £1,182 |
| Violin | 1925 c. | — | November 2011 | £406 |
| Cello | 74.5 cm Markneukirchen, mid 20th C. | — | November 2011 | £6,015 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Markneukirchen, 1926 | — | October 2011 | £3,960 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Markneukirchen, 1928 | — | October 2011 | £3,910 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Bubenreuth, 2008 | — | October 2011 | £3,360 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm Markneukirchen, 1920 c. Workshop of | — | July 2011 | £1,542 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Markneukirchen, 1956 | — | July 2011 | £1,102 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Markneukirchen, 1926 Workshop of | — | May 2011 | £3,095 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1930 c. Workshop of | — | May 2011 | £2,549 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1930 c. Workshop of | — | May 2011 | £1,136 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm 1920 c. Workshop of | — | May 2011 | £533 |
| Violin | 36.4 cm Erlangen, 1980 Workshop of | — | May 2011 | £213 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Markneukirchen, 1951 | — | May 2011 | £2,003 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Erlangen, 1998 | — | May 2011 | £497 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1928 | — | March 2011 | £3,360 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Markneukirchen, 1923 | — | March 2011 | £2,760 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Markneukirchen, Mid 20th C. | — | March 2011 | £1,800 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.5 g. Firm of | — | February 2011 | £520 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Bubenreuth, 1959 | — | February 2011 | £594 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Bubenreuth, 1965 | — | February 2011 | £408 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Bubenreuth, 1962 | — | February 2011 | £891 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Bubenreuth, 1960 | — | February 2011 | £891 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Bubenreuth, 1965 | — | February 2011 | £594 |
| Violin | 35.0 cm Bubenreuth, 1958 | — | February 2011 | £594 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm 1998 | — | December 2010 | £480 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71.5 g. Made for the firm of | — | December 2010 | £342 |
| Violin | 36.4 cm Markneukirchen, 1922 Workshop of | — | December 2010 | £2,850 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Bubenreuth, 1974 | — | December 2010 | £418 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Bubenreuth, 1971 | — | December 2010 | £760 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Bubenreuth, 1966 | — | December 2010 | £988 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm Markneukirchen, 1924 | — | December 2010 | £3,040 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Markneukirchen, 1922 | — | October 2010 | £1,562 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm 1935 c. Workshop of | — | October 2010 | £1,116 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Markneukirchen, 1928 | — | October 2010 | £2,380 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | October 2010 | £60 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Markneukirchen, 1926 | — | October 2010 | £2,629 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Markneukirchen, 1924 | — | October 2010 | £3,192 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Markneukirchen, 1928 | — | October 2010 | £3,380 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Markneukirchen, 1930 | — | October 2010 | £2,280 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Erlangen, 1968 | — | October 2010 | £409 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1950 c. | — | October 2010 | £632 |
| Viola | 40.6 cm Erlangen, 1959 | — | October 2010 | £1,339 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm 1960 c. | — | October 2010 | £446 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm 1970 c. | — | October 2010 | £353 |
| Cello | 75.8 cm Markneukirchen 1969 | — | October 2010 | £2,040 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68.0 g. Made for the firm of | — | July 2010 | £212 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Markneukirchen, 1952 | — | July 2010 | £1,231 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Bubenreuth, 1956 | — | July 2010 | £1,769 |
| Violin | 35.2 cm Bubenreuth, 1955 | — | July 2010 | £1,769 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm 1920 c. | — | June 2010 | £2,040 |
| Viola | 40.0 cm Markneukirchen, 1937 | — | April 2010 | £5,892 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Markneukirchen, 1923 | — | April 2010 | £4,321 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68 g. Workshop of | — | April 2010 | £537 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Markneukirchen, 1923 c. Workshop of | — | April 2010 | £1,074 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Markneukirchen, 1939 | — | April 2010 | £2,946 |
| Violin | 36 cm early 20th C. Workshop of | — | March 2010 | £1,208 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Markneukirchen, 1936 | — | March 2010 | £3,840 |
| Viola | 42.0 cm Bubenreuth, 1976 | — | March 2010 | £1,020 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Bubenreuth-Erlangen, 1957 | — | March 2010 | £780 |
| Viola | 42.1 cm Bubenreuth, 1972 | — | February 2010 | £1,232 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 68.0 g. Made for the firm of | — | December 2009 | £313 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Milan, 1900 c. | — | December 2009 | £2,024 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm Markneukirchen, 1928 Workshop of | — | October 2009 | £2,039 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Markneukirchen, 1925 c. Firm of | — | October 2009 | £2,410 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Markneukirchen, 1930 c. Workshop of | — | October 2009 | £2,772 |
| Viola | 39.7 cm Bubenreuth, 1956 Firm of | — | June 2009 | £781 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Markneukirchen, 1927 Workshop of | — | June 2009 | £1,633 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm Markneukirchen, 1930 c. Workshop of | — | June 2009 | £604 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Markneukirchen, 1926 Workshop of | — | June 2009 | £462 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Markneukirchen, 1928 | — | June 2009 | £1,500 |
| Cello | 75.5 cm Markneukirchen, 1929 Workshop of | — | May 2009 | £5,435 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Markneukirchen, 1920 c. Workshop of | — | May 2009 | £3,300 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Markneukirchen, 1923 Firm of | — | May 2009 | £3,106 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm Markneukirchen, 1922 | — | April 2009 | £931 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm Markneukirchen, 1930 c. Workshop of | — | March 2009 | £1,170 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Markneukirchen, 1932, after "Stradivari" | — | March 2009 | £2,280 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Markneukirchen, 1935 n°C61 | — | March 2009 | £3,600 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Markneukirchen, 1928 | — | March 2009 | £3,600 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Markneukirchen, 20th C. | — | March 2009 | £2,000 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm | — | March 2009 | £1,035 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm 1925 c. Workshop of | — | March 2009 | £1,683 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm 1940 c. Workshop of | — | February 2009 | £981 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm 1975 | — | February 2009 | £450 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm 1965 | — | February 2009 | £777 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Bubeureuth, 1971 | — | December 2008 | £643 |
| Cello | 75.4 cm Markneukirchen, 1926 | — | October 2008 | £4,338 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Markneukirchen, 1937 | — | October 2008 | £2,892 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Markneukirchen, 1930 | — | October 2008 | £3,435 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Markneukirchen, 1925 Workshop | — | October 2008 | £1,739 |
| Cello | 75.4 cm Bubenreuth, 1959 | — | October 2008 | £3,254 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm 1925 c. Workshop of | — | August 2008 | £755 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm Markneukirchen, mid-20th C. Workshop of | — | June 2008 | £1,619 |
| Cello Bow | S/E Workshop of | — | June 2008 | £357 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Markneukirchen, 1952 | — | June 2008 | £1,037 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm Markneukirchen, 1927 | — | May 2008 | £1,078 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Marknuekirchen, 1937 Workshop of | — | May 2008 | £1,646 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Markneukirchen, 1928 | — | May 2008 | £3,592 |
| Violin | Marknuekirchen, 1944 | — | March 2008 | £746 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Markneukirchen, 1924 | — | October 2007 | £1,856 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. Workshop | — | October 2007 | £633 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Markneukirchen, 1924 | — | October 2007 | £1,611 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm 1925 c. Workshop | — | October 2007 | £863 |
| Cello | 75.9 cm 1969 | — | September 2007 | £2,040 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Bubenreuth, 1963 | — | July 2007 | £729 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm Markneukirchen, 1930 c. | — | May 2007 | £1,095 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Markneukirchen, 1930 c. Workshop of | — | May 2007 | £2,016 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Markneukirchen, 1921 | — | May 2007 | £2,736 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm Bubenreuth, 1920 | — | May 2007 | £884 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Markneukirchen, Mid-20th C. | — | February 2007 | £2,400 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm Markneukirchen, 1925 c. Workshop of | — | February 2007 | £1,915 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Markneukirchen, 1991 | — | February 2007 | £442 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Markneukirchen, 1975 c. | — | February 2007 | £1,120 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Boston, 1929 Workshop of | — | October 2006 | £1,533 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Markneukirchen, 1928 | — | October 2006 | £2,368 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Markneukirchen, 1949 | — | October 2006 | £2,299 |
| Cello | 75.4 cm Markneukirchen, 1926 | — | May 2006 | £5,212 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Markneukirchen, 1923 | — | May 2006 | £2,453 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm 1924 Workshop of | — | May 2006 | £1,581 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Workshop of | — | May 2006 | £569 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm | — | May 2006 | £569 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm | — | February 2006 | £431 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Markneukirchen, 1925 | — | February 2006 | £2,485 |
| Cello | 75.7 cm 1980 | — | February 2006 | £663 |
| Viola | 40.6 cm Markneukirchen, 1963 | — | February 2006 | £464 |
| Viola | 39.7 cm Markneukirchen, 1961 | — | February 2006 | £464 |
| Viola | 40.6 cm Markneukirchen, 1959 | — | February 2006 | £928 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Markneukirchen, 1969 | — | February 2006 | £861 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Markneukirchen, 1956 | — | February 2006 | £1,193 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Markneukirchen, 1974 | — | February 2006 | £861 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1923 'Strad' model | — | November 2005 | £2,463 |
| Cello | Markneukirchen, 1924 | — | October 2005 | £9,825 |
| Viola | 40.0 cm Markneukirchen, 1928 | — | October 2005 | £2,784 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1928 'Strad' model | — | October 2005 | £3,930 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1924 | — | October 2005 | £3,603 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1935 | — | October 2005 | £2,129 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1928 | — | October 2005 | £2,129 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1940 c. | — | October 2005 | £1,965 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1923 'Ruggeri' model | — | October 2005 | £1,965 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1930 c. Workshop | — | October 2005 | £1,801 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1936 (repairs to top) | — | October 2005 | £524 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1930 | — | October 2005 | £1,205 |
| Violin | 1920 c. Workshop | — | October 2005 | £1,740 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1923 | — | October 2005 | £2,845 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1929 | — | October 2005 | £2,343 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1924 | — | October 2005 | £1,874 |
| Cello | 1956 Workshop | — | July 2005 | £1,509 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1930 Small size | — | July 2005 | £4,592 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1927 Small size | — | July 2005 | £2,296 |
| Violin | 1931 | — | May 2005 | £2,640 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1923 | — | May 2005 | £1,080 |
| Violin | 1926 | — | May 2005 | £2,339 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 56 g. without hair . Workshop | — | May 2005 | £1,310 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1925 | — | May 2005 | £3,358 |
| Violin | Marikneukirchen 1926 | — | May 2005 | £2,290 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1930 c. | — | May 2005 | £977 |
| Cello | Markneukirchen, 1956 | — | May 2005 | £4,884 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1955 | — | May 2005 | £672 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1925 c. Workshop | — | February 2005 | £1,804 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1922 Workshop | — | February 2005 | £623 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1928 | — | February 2005 | £2,952 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.0 g. | — | February 2005 | £328 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1957 | — | February 2005 | £157 |
| Violin | — | February 2005 | £1,050 | |
| Cello | Workshop | — | October 2004 | £1,082 |
| Violin | Workshop | — | October 2004 | £954 |
| Violin | 1927 Workshop | — | October 2004 | £1,726 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1926 | — | October 2004 | £1,793 |
| Violin | Workshop | — | October 2004 | £996 |
| Viola | 40.8 cm Bubenreuth, 1955 | — | October 2004 | £1,400 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 65.5 g. | — | October 2004 | £270 |
| Violin | 1935 Workshop | — | May 2004 | £663 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1928 Workshop | — | May 2004 | £2,573 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1928 | — | May 2004 | £2,413 |
| Bass Bow | — | May 2004 | £257 | |
| Bass Bow | — | May 2004 | £273 | |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1970 | — | May 2004 | £708 |
| Violin | Markneukirchen, 1925 | — | March 2004 | £3,824 |
| Violin | 1929 | — | March 2004 | £2,390 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 66 g. | — | February 2004 | £305 |
| Violin | 1923 | — | October 2003 | £1,696 |
| Violin | 1925 | — | October 2003 | £2,375 |
| Violin | 1927 | — | October 2003 | £2,427 |
| Violin | 1900 c. | — | July 2003 | £940 |
| Violin | 1927 | — | May 2003 | £1,645 |
| Violin | 1930 | — | May 2003 | £881 |
| Viola | 41.0 cm 1910 | — | February 2003 | £822 |
| Violin | 1921 | — | October 2002 | £1,742 |
| Violin | 1940 | — | October 2002 | £2,007 |
| Violin | 1934 | — | September 2002 | £1,380 |
| Violin | 1923 | — | May 2002 | £631 |
| Violin | 1923 | — | May 2002 | £1,434 |
| Violin | 1921 | — | May 2002 | £1,892 |
| Violin | 1946 | — | May 2002 | £1,346 |
| Cello | 1938 | — | November 2001 | £5,750 |
| Violin | 1924 | — | November 2001 | £2,121 |
| Violin | 1926 | — | June 2001 | £3,220 |
| Violin | 1927 | — | November 2000 | £2,400 |
| Violin | 1934 | — | November 2000 | £3,105 |
| Violin | 1930 Workshop | — | November 2000 | £1,850 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | November 2000 | £141 |
| Violin | 1930 | — | May 2000 | £2,530 |
| Violin | 1924 | — | May 2000 | £1,568 |
| Violin | 1928 | — | May 2000 | £1,269 |
| Violin | 1925 | — | May 2000 | £2,289 |
| Violin | 1925 c. | — | November 1999 | £690 |
| Violin | 1925 | — | November 1999 | £2,129 |
| Violin | 1925 | — | November 1999 | £1,561 |
| Viola | 40.7 cm 1982 | — | June 1999 | £370 |
| Violin | 1924 | — | May 1999 | £2,533 |
| Cello | 1929 | — | November 1998 | £3,680 |
| Violin | 1928 | — | November 1998 | £1,265 |
| Violin | 1929 | — | November 1998 | £1,455 |
| Violin | 1954 | — | November 1998 | £658 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. | — | June 1998 | £253 |
| Violin | 1950 c. | — | June 1998 | £368 |
| Violin | 1925 | — | May 1998 | £1,411 |
| Violin | 1931 | — | May 1998 | £1,905 |
| Viola | 41.0 cm 1930 c. | — | February 1998 | £1,840 |
| Violin | 1945 | — | November 1997 | £2,185 |
| Violin | 1937 | — | October 1997 | £1,012 |
| Violin | 19-- | — | July 1997 | £950 |
| Violin | 1938 | — | July 1997 | £800 |
| Violin | 19-- | — | May 1997 | £360 |
| Violin | 1924 | — | May 1997 | £1,714 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70 g. | — | March 1997 | £172 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76 g. | — | November 1996 | £697 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | November 1996 | £488 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | December 1995 | £542 |
| Viola | 39.7 cm 1977 | — | December 1995 | £610 |
| Viola | 40.8 cm 1974 | — | May 1995 | £713 |
| Viola | 40.6 cm 1970 | — | November 1993 | £557 |
| Cello | 1979 | — | October 1993 | £1,268 |
| Viola | 41.6 cm 1967 | — | March 1992 | £825 |
| Violin | 1928 Decorated | — | March 1991 | £1,980 |
| Cello | 1979 | — | March 1991 | £1,100 |
| Cello | 1970 | — | November 1990 | £3,850 |
| Viola | 40.8 cm 1956 | — | March 1990 | £605 |
| Viola | 42.2 cm 1975 | — | February 1990 | £660 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | November 1989 | £220 |
| Viola | 41.9 cm 1959 | — | June 1989 | £825 |
| Viola | 40.6 cm 1978 | — | May 1989 | £220 |
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Maker Overview
Life
Ernst Heinrich (I) ROTH (1877-1948) was the son and pupil of Gustav Robert Roth, and a pre-eminent member of the Roth family of luthiers.'s The Brompton's Book of Violin & Bow Makers, he worked in Kiev and Milan before joining the family business. Willibald Leo Lütgendorff's Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart states that he entered the firm Gustav Roth in 1900 as a personally liable partner. He established his own name in Markneukirchen in 1902. He employed many craftsmen but was generally acknowledged as the guiding hand in all workshop products.
Characteristics
- Workmanship
- His workshop produced fine professional work on classical models.
- Materials & Varnish
- Instruments featured excellent materials and varnish.
- Instrument Types
- In addition to violins, he also made fine bows and plucked instruments.
Recorded labels
- Bows branded: ERNST HEINRICH ROTH Ernst Heinrich Roth
Markneukirchen, 1924
Reproduction of Antonius Stradivarius
Cremona, 17..John Dilworth - Copy of Antonius Stradivarius
made by
Ernst Heinrich Roth E. Roma
Warenzeichen No. 550116.
Ernst Heinrich Roth
MarkneukirchenJohn Dilworth
Influence and legacy
- Training: He was the son and pupil of Gustav Robert Roth.
Further Information
- Workshop Location: He established his own business in Markneukirchen in 1902.
- Branding: Bows were branded with various marks including "ERNST HEINRICH ROTH", "Ernst Heinrich Roth / Markneukirchen, 1924 / Reproduction of Antonius Stradivarius / Cremona, 17..", and "Copy of Antonius Stradivarius / made by / Ernst Heinrich Roth E. Roma / Warenzeichen No. 550116. / Ernst Heinrich Roth / Markneukirchen".
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
Ernst Heinrich (I) Born 1877, died 1948. Son and pupil of Gustav Robert Roth, below. Pre-eminent member of the Roth family of luthiers. Worked in Kiev and Milan before joining the family business. Established under his own name in Markneukirchen 1902. Employed many craftsmen, but generally acknowledged to be the guiding hand in all workshop products. Fine professional work on classical models. Excellent materials and varnish. Also made fine bows and plucked instruments. Bows branded: ERNST HEINRICH ROTH Ernst Heinrich Roth / Markneukirchen, 1924 / Reproduction of Antonius Stradivarius / Cremona, 17.. Copy of Antonius Stradivarius / made by / Ernst Heinrich Roth E. Roma / Warenzeichen No. 550116. / Ernst Heinrich Roth / Markneukirchen
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Sohn von Gustav Robert R. Er ist gelernter Geigenmacher und trat 1900 als persönlich haftender Gesellschafter in die Firma Gustav Roth ein.
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