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Mathias Widhalm (Withalm)

worked 1710–1740

1716 Nuremberg Germany. Little known of his life. Said to have come from Salzburg to Nuremberg after c.1716. Vannes cites one cello of Bohemian appearance: medium arch, soundholes with small eyes, golden brown varnish, dated 1739. Matthias Withalm Hof Lau- / ten und Geigenmacher / in Salzburg, 1716 \u{2026} — John Dilworth

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WIDHALM (WITHALM), Mathias Worked circa. 1710-1740 Salzburg Austria, Worked from c.1716 Nuremberg Germany. Little known of his life. Said to have come from Salzburg to Nuremberg after c.1716. Vannes cites one cello of Bohemian appearance: medium arch, soundholes with small eyes, golden brown varnish, dated 1739. Matthias Withalm Hof Lau- / ten und Geigenmacher / in Salzburg, 1716 Mathias Withalm / Lauten- und Geigenmacher in / Nürnberg A.,1739

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