Johann Adam (II) Reichel
1782–1836
Earliest authenticated instruments from 1804. Good professional work. Medium arch. Cellos particularly admired. Golden-brown varnish of fair quality. Branded: ‘I.A.R’. Labels often give false Italian origins and dates. Johann Adam Reichel / Musikalischer instrumentenmacher / in ltalien Ao 17.. Johan\u{2026} — John Dilworth
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John Dilworth+
Johann Adam (II) Born 1782, died 1836. Earliest authenticated instruments from 1804. Good professional work. Medium arch. Cellos particularly admired. Golden-brown varnish of fair quality. Branded: ‘I.A.R’. Labels often give false Italian origins and dates. Johann Adam Reichel / Musikalischer instrumentenmacher / in ltalien Ao 17.. Johann Adam Reichel, musikalischer / instrumentenmacher in Neukirchen / An 1804
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Einer der besten und fleissigsten Geigenmacher aus seiner Familie. Wie viele seiner Zeitgenossen brachte er auf seinen Zetteln in sinnlosem Latein das Wort »Cremona« neben seinem Namen an. Am besten sind seine Violoncelli. Er verwendete auch eine Brandmarke: I. A. R.
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