Rheydt School
Mathias Niessen
Rheydt, b. 1894
Worked for Otto Müller in Aachen 1908-1918. Established independently there from 1924. Made a master luthier by the guild of Markneukirchen 1928. Finely worked Stradivari models. Own orange and golden brown oil varnish. Highly regarded repairer, restorer, and connoisseur. Mathieu Niessen / Geigenbau\u{2026} — John Dilworth
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NIESSEN, Mathias Born 1894 Rheydt, Worked from 1908 Aachen (Aix-La-Chapelle) Germany. Worked for Otto Müller in Aachen 1908-1918. Established independently there from 1924. Made a master luthier by the guild of Markneukirchen 1928. Finely worked Stradivari models. Own orange and golden brown oil varnish. Highly regarded repairer, restorer, and connoisseur. Mathieu Niessen / Geigenbauer in Aachen 19..
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