Anton Siebenhuner

SIEBENHÜNER, Anton Born 1851 Luby (Schönbach) Czech Republic, died 1922 Zurich Switzerland. Violin and bow maker. Apprenticed to Gabriel Lembock in Vienna. Worked for two years with Andreas Engleder in Munich; later active in Leipzig and Berlin. Moved to the USA and worked as principal repairer for George Gemunder in New York 1872. Established independently there in 1874. Awarded first prize at Philadelphia Exhibition 1876. Returned to Europe 1878 and settled in Zurich. Very fine work on Stradivari model. Excellent materials. Red varnish of soft texture. Anton Siebenhüner / Zürich Anno 19..

New-York. Born at Schonbach in 1851, died in 1922. Pupil of Lembock of Vienna. Established himself in New-York in 1874, after a period as master maker in the workshops of Gemunder. In 1876 he won the First Prize at the Philadelphia Exhibition. He returned to Zurich (Switzerland) in 1878. Stradivarius model. Very sparkling red varnish. Good class bow maker, excellent sticks are due to him.