Klingenthal School
Christian Friedrich (I) Meinel
Klingenthal, worked 1730–1759
Made master in the Violin Maker’s Guild 1730. Hopf model. Good yellow or orange-brown varnish. Branded internally on the back: ‘*C*F*M*’. Branded externally: ‘C.F.M.’ Christian Friedrich Meinel / Violinmacher / aus Klingenthal Ao. 1738 — John Dilworth
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
Christian Friedrich (I) Worked circa. 1730-1759 Klingenthal & Markneukirchen. Made master in the Violin Maker’s Guild 1730. Hopf model. Good yellow or orange-brown varnish. Branded internally on the back: ‘*C*F*M*’. Branded externally: ‘C.F.M.’ Christian Friedrich Meinel / Violinmacher / aus Klingenthal Ao. 1738
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Wahrscheinlich der Stammvater der Familie. Seine Frau war eine Geigenmacherstochter
und soll das Lackiren gut verstanden haben. Er arbeitete nach
dem alten Hopf-Modell und wendete gelbbraunen Lack an. Auf dem Boden,
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