Stuttgart School
Fridolin (I) Hamma
Stuttgart, 1818–1892
Founder of the eminent firm of Hamma & Co. An expert and connoisseur. Instruments bearing the Hamma label were made by several skilled workmen including François Caussin and Josef Anton Haff (II). He claimed to follow a method of construction imparted to him by one Tuzzi of Naples, but no evide\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
HAMMA, Fridolin (I) Born 1818, died 1892 Stuttgart Germany. Founder of the eminent firm of Hamma & Co. An expert and connoisseur. Instruments bearing the Hamma label were made by several skilled workmen including François Caussin and Josef Anton Haff (II). He claimed to follow a method of construction imparted to him by one Tuzzi of Naples, but no evidence of this maker or his techniques is known. Manufactuer / D’instruments de Musique / Paris F. Hamma & cie Naples / System Tuzzi
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Eine 1872 begründete Fabriksfirma, die 1880 an 20 Arbeiter beschäftigte.
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Working in Stuttgart at the same time
Adolf Baur 1840–1873
E. Hardt worked 1855
Emile (I) Hamma 1853–1928
Eugen Gartner 1864–1944
Martin Baur 1793–1875
Matthias Kriner b. 1843