Riga School
August Dombrowski
Riga, b. 1845
Born 1845 Riga Latvia Self-taught and very experimental (if unsuccessful) maker, active from 1878. Used many unorthodox materials. Quite prolific. Output includes several cellos and basses, but few are worth serious consideration. Aug. Dombrowsky / Varsaviae. Anno 18.. — John Dilworth
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John Dilworth+
DOMBROWSKI, August Born 1845 Riga Latvia Self-taught and very experimental (if unsuccessful) maker, active from 1878. Used many unorthodox materials. Quite prolific. Output includes several cellos and basses, but few are worth serious consideration. Aug. Dombrowsky / Varsaviae. Anno 18..
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Polnischer Geigenmacher der Gegenwart.
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