Vienna School
Charles Frederick Martin
Vienna, 1796–1873
Apprenticed in Vienna. Emigrated to the USA 1833. Established a guitar making business in Nazareth which still flourishes. Made a small number of violins. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
Christian Frederick (I) Born 1796 Markneukirchen, died 1873 Nazareth, Pennsylvania USA. Apprenticed in Vienna. Emigrated to the USA 1833. Established a guitar making business in Nazareth which still flourishes. Made a small number of violins. [Wenberg]
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Neffe und Nachfolger von Guillaume Martin im Geschäfte Lejeune’s. Das
Geschäft wird von der Wittwe noch jetzt fortgeführt.
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Working in Vienna at the same time
(Betz) Jacob (II) Petz worked 1825–1835
Anton (II) Fischer 1794–1879
Anton Dier worked 1826
Anton Hofmann 1814–1871
Anton Kulhawy worked 1804–1830
Baron De Neuberg worked 1858
Bernhard (II) Entzensperger 1828–1896
Carl Brandl 1821–1864