Freising School
Franz Michael Perger
Freising, worked 1747–1796
Vannes cites a ¾ sized cello and viola d’amore with red-brown varnish dated 1747. Henley is enthusiastic about the maker’s merits, but no other source or evidence for his work is presently known. Franciscus Michael Perger / Lauten und Geigenmacher / fecit Freysing, anno 1789 [Vannes, Henley] — John Dilworth
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PERGER, Franz Michael Worked circa. 1747-1796 Freising Germany. Vannes cites a ¾ sized cello and viola d’amore with red-brown varnish dated 1747. Henley is enthusiastic about the maker’s merits, but no other source or evidence for his work is presently known. Franciscus Michael Perger / Lauten und Geigenmacher / fecit Freysing, anno 1789 [Vannes, Henley]
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