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Caspar SCHONFELDER

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John Dilworth

Caspar Born 1642 Markneukirchen, d. after 1714 Kraslice (Graslitz) Czech Republic. A founder of the luthiers guild in Markneukirchen in 1677 and president 1710-1714. His wife died of burns in the workshop of C. Reichel whilst making varnish. No source given; the story is repeated in Henley, Lütgendorff, and Vannes.

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