David August (I) Hopf
Klingenthal, Saxony, worked 1762–1786
Typical work of the family. Large square brand: ‘HOPF’, Manuscript label: David August Hopf, Klingenthal in / Sachsen. Donnerstag den 1786 — John Dilworth
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
HOPF, David August (I) Worked circa. 1762-1786 Klingenthal Germany. Typical work of the family. Large square brand: ‘HOPF’, Manuscript label: David August Hopf, Klingenthal in / Sachsen. Donnerstag den 1786
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Einer der charakteristischsten Vertreter seiner Familie. Seine Geigen zeigen
das echte Hopfmodell. Im Innungsbuche werden seine Vornamen David Christian
angegeben, erselbst schreibt sich jedoch David August.
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Adam Friedrich Grimm worked 1784
Andreas (II) Hoyer worked 1750–1782
August Huller worked 1735–1774
Carl Havemann worked 1750–1785
Christian August Meinel worked 1755–1784
Christian Friedrich Bauer worked 1778–1790
Christian Gottfried Hoyer worked 1760–1770
Christian Gottlieb Dorffel worked 1780