Weimar School
Carl Christian Otto
Weimar, 1792–1853
Son and pupil of Jacob August Otto, below. Active in Halle from c.1826. Personal model with medium arch and golden-brown varnish. Lyre guitar in the Cologne Museum labelled: Verfertigt / von Carl Christian Otto / Instrumentenmacher in Halle / 1816 — John Dilworth
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
Carl Christian Born 1792 Weimar, died 1853 Halle Germany. Son and pupil of Jacob August Otto, below. Active in Halle from c.1826. Personal model with medium arch and golden-brown varnish. Lyre guitar in the Cologne Museum labelled: Verfertigt / von Carl Christian Otto / Instrumentenmacher in Halle / 1816
Cecie Stainer+
Second son of J. A. Otto: b. 1792; d. about 1853. Established himself at Halle, and gave up his time to repairing old instruments.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Zweiter Sohn und Schüler von Jakob Aug. Otto. Ein talentvoller und fleissiger
Geigenmacher, der einzelne recht gute Werke hinterlassen hat.
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Working in Weimar at the same time
Georg August Gottfried Otto 1789–1857