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Johann Michael (I) Sturtzer (Stirtzer)

worked 1721–1729

Museum of Wroclaw has a lute dated 1729. A quinton dated 1721 is in the Hamburg museum. — John Dilworth

Biographies

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John Dilworth+

STÜRTZER (STIRTZER), Johann Michael (I) Worked circa. 1721-1729 Wroclaw (Breslau) Poland. Museum of Wroclaw has a lute dated 1729. A quinton dated 1721 is in the Hamburg museum.

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Baron sagt von ihm: »Die Breslauer Lauten sind auch nicht zu verachten, und hat daselbst Michael Stürtzer sowohl auf die Zierlichkeit als Wohl-Klang……. gesehen.« (Hist.-theor. u. pract. Untersuchung des Instr. der Lauten S. 97.)

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