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Carl Hermann Voigt

1850–1925

Pupil of O. Bausch as a bow maker before joining Nemessanyi in Budapest 1867. Worked in Vienna for Lemböck 1871. Established independently in Nüssdorferstrasse, Vienna from 1876. Subsequently took over the shop of C. F. Schmidt. Appointed luthier to the Viennese court and made president of the Austr\u{2026} — John Dilworth

Made Cello Bow

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£1,243
Type Details Auction house Sold Price
Cello BowS/E 67.5 g. without hair, with silk windingJune 2010£1,243

Biographies

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John Dilworth+

Carl Hermann Born 1850 Markneukirchen, died 1925 Vienna Austria. Pupil of O. Bausch as a bow maker before joining Nemessanyi in Budapest 1867. Worked in Vienna for Lemböck 1871. Established independently in Nüssdorferstrasse, Vienna from 1876. Subsequently took over the shop of C. F. Schmidt. Appointed luthier to the Viennese court and made president of the Austrian guild of violin makers. Retired in 1910, passing his business on to G. Rauer. Several medals awarded. Fine copies of the Stradivari 1714 ‘Dolphin’ violin with appropriately coloured varnish. Also violas, cellos, double basses and bows in various grades.

Cecie Stainer+

b. 1850. Pupil of Lembock. Works in Vienna.

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Er kam 1870 nach Wien, arbeitete bei Lemböck und machte sich in Wien 1876 selbstständig. Seit 1893 ist er beeideter Schatzmeister und Sachverständiger für alte und neue Musikinstrumente und handelt auch mit alten italienischen Geigen.

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