Johann Friedrich Rau
1820–1902
Active in Nuremberg c.1848-1896. Credited with 160 violins, 50 violas, 40 cellos, and 15 double basses. Classical models; Italian and Tyrolean. Fine work. Johann Friedrich Rau / Geigenmacher in Nürnberg, Anno 1882. — John Dilworth
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
RAU, Johann Friedrich Born 1820, died 1902 Nuremberg Germany. Active in Nuremberg c.1848-1896. Credited with 160 violins, 50 violas, 40 cellos, and 15 double basses. Classical models; Italian and Tyrolean. Fine work. Johann Friedrich Rau / Geigenmacher in Nürnberg, Anno 1882.
Cecie Stainer+
A maker in Nuremberg. Exhibited at Münich, in 1854, a violin of good though rather coarse tone, which would improve with time
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Da er nicht allzu viel neue Geigen machte und seine meiste Zeit auf die Wiederherstellung alter Geigen verwendete, hatte er keinen besonderen Ruf, war aber recht geschickt und hat schon 1854 mit Erfolg ausgestellt. Seine beste Zeit fällt in die Jahre 1860—1870.
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Pupils
Paul Rau Pupil