Vienna School
Carl Zach
Vienna, d. 1918
Son and successor of Thomas Zach, below. Founded the Carl Zach Company 1897, with offices in Budapest, Mannheim, and Darmstadt. Developed with Professor Ernest Fleischer a system for processing and impregnating tonewood, the professor being acknowledged on some labels. Very well finished and accurat\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Carl Zach & Co, k.k. priv. Instrumenten - Ateliers kgl. griech. Kammerlieferanten, no 237 ... | February 2024 | £4,030 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Vienna, 1896 | December 2011 | £3,288 |
| Violin | 35.2 cm Vienna, 1896 | May 2008 | £2,694 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm 1880 c. | May 2007 | £1,002 |
| Viola | 39.5 cm Vienna, 1894 #194 | February 2007 | £540 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm Vienna, 1896 #123 | February 2007 | £3,480 |
| Violin | 1896, #78 | April 2006 | £2,033 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm | February 2006 | £2,520 |
| Cello | 1896 | November 2001 | £8,000 |
| Viola | 40.6 cm 1896 | May 2000 | £3,300 |
| Violin | 1896 | October 1997 | £4,600 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
ZACH, Carl Worked circa. 1886-1900 Vienna Austria, died 1918 London UK. Son and successor of Thomas Zach, below. Founded the Carl Zach Company 1897, with offices in Budapest, Mannheim, and Darmstadt. Developed with Professor Ernest Fleischer a system for processing and impregnating tonewood, the professor being acknowledged on some labels. Very well finished and accurate work on Stradivari model Carl Zach Geigenmacher / Sohn des Thomas Zach / Gemacht in Wien. 1888 Carl Zach & Co / k.k. priv Instrumenten-Ateliers kgl. Griech Kammerlieferanten / No. 154 C & Z Co. Gemacht in Wien 1896
Cecie Stainer+
A maker in Vienna at 1, Karnthnerstrasse, who makes good instruments.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Sohn von Thomas Zach und dessen Commanditgesellschaft, griech. Hoflieferanten, Patentinhaber etc. Die Gesellschaft löste sich bald wieder auf, und J. Lutz übernahm den Instrumentenvorrath. Zach imprägnirte das Holz mit Harz, um ihm Nahrung zuzuführen, erzielte jedoch, wie viele Andere, damit keinen Erfolg.
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