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Christian Schelmayer

worked 1750

Violins, viols, and pochettes known. Violins not particularly distinguished. Christian Schelmayer / Musik-Instrumentenmacher / in Köln. No. 6022 — John Dilworth

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John Dilworth+

SCHELMAYER, Christian Worked circa. 1750 Cologne Germany. Violins, viols, and pochettes known. Violins not particularly distinguished. Christian Schelmayer / Musik-Instrumentenmacher / in Köln. No. 6022

Cecie Stainer+

A maker in Cologne. The label: “Christian Schelmayer Musikinstrumentenmacher in Koln No. 602” ; was found in a little pocket violin.

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Seine Arbeit steht etwa mit der seiner vogtländischen Zeitgenossen auf einer Stufe. Am besten sind seine Violen. Eine Taschengeige von ihm befindet sich aus der Sammlung Snoeck in der kgl. Sammlung alter Mus.-Instr. in Berlin.

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