Erfurt School
Eduard R. Mollenhauer
Erfurt, 1827–1914
MOLLENHAUER, Eduard R. Born 1827 Erfurt, Saxony Germany, died 1914 New York USA. Violinist, emigrated to New York 1854 and established a Violin Academy. Devised an ‘improved’ violin in 1881 with the interior divided into two separate chambers. Needless to say, this was unsuccessful. — John Dilworth
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John Dilworth+
MOLLENHAUER, Eduard R. Born 1827 Erfurt, Saxony Germany, died 1914 New York USA. Violinist, emigrated to New York 1854 and established a Violin Academy. Devised an ‘improved’ violin in 1881 with the interior divided into two separate chambers. Needless to say, this was unsuccessful.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Erfinder einer »Schallverstärkung« für Streichinstrumente, die sich ebenso wenig wie alle anderen, ähnlichen Erfindungen bewahrte und die er durch Anbringung doppelter Zargen bewirken wollte. Vgl. Valdrighi, »Gli Strumenti ad arco rinforzati del Sig. E. R. Mollenhaver«.
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Working in Erfurt at the same time
Albert Oscar Krahl b. 1877
Bernhard Dunkel worked 1870–1912
Emil Beyer worked 1890
Louis Selle worked 1861