Johann Heinrich Ruppert
worked 1718–1736
Inconsistent work. Medium and high-arched Stainer models. Generally unpurfled, with carved heads and dark brown varnish. No linings or corner blocks. Johann Heinrich Ruppert / in Erfurt 1733 Johann Heinrich Ruppert / anno 1719 in Erfurt — John Dilworth
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John Dilworth+
RUPPERT, Johann Heinrich Worked circa. 1718-1736 Erfurt Germany. Inconsistent work. Medium and high-arched Stainer models. Generally unpurfled, with carved heads and dark brown varnish. No linings or corner blocks. Johann Heinrich Ruppert / in Erfurt 1733 Johann Heinrich Ruppert / anno 1719 in Erfurt
Cecie Stainer+
A maker in Erfurt about 1720. His violins, altos, and violoncellos were of a very flat model, without linings, corner blocks, or purfling, had a powerful tone, and dark brown-amber varnish. Label: “Johann Heinrich Ruppert, anno 1719 in Erfurt,” in a viola da gamba, with neck ending in a beautifully carved female head.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Seine Geigen sind meist flach gewölbt, manchmal sogar zu flach, doch giebt es auch solche, die dem Stainermodell sich nähern. Die Köpfchen, die er gern am Wirbelkasten anbringt, zeigen eine geschickte Hand.
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