Lubeck School
J. Martens
Lubeck
MARTENS, J. late 19th century Lübeck Germany. Unfortunately known only by a reference in Lütgendorff to the effect that he removed the varnish from old instruments in order to replace it with his own inferior recipe. — John Dilworth
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
MARTENS, J. late 19th century Lübeck Germany. Unfortunately known only by a reference in Lütgendorff to the effect that he removed the varnish from old instruments in order to replace it with his own inferior recipe.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
besonders das Lackiren zu verstehen und wusch daher mit Vorliebe den alten Lack ab und ersetzte ihn durch einen schlechten Firnissanstrich.
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