Rome School
Stefano Chelz
Rome, d. 1606
CHELZ, Stefano died 1606 Rome Italy. Luthier of German or Flemish origin, possibly from Lechrain (nr. Augsburg) working in Rome 1579-1606. His workshop at 32 via dei Leutari passed to Giorgio Alberti in 1602. — John Dilworth
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John Dilworth+
CHELZ, Stefano died 1606 Rome Italy. Luthier of German or Flemish origin, possibly from Lechrain (nr. Augsburg) working in Rome 1579-1606. His workshop at 32 via dei Leutari passed to Giorgio Alberti in 1602.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Von ihm weiss man nur, dass er ein Lautenmacher deutscher oder vlämischer Abkunft war und am 26. Juni 1602 von Pompeo Lambertino ein Haus in Rom kaufte.
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