- J.T.L. As usual, see your luthier. Adamsen, P. P. -  Danish - Frykilde 1866, Copenhagen 1908, Adler, Adolf - Dresden Ge. - J.T.L. Roth and Lederer - Markneukirchen, Ge. - imported by Lyon and Healy and Sears - sold for $15-25 in 1915. Luty, Don - 1968 to 1998 - England, Askern - Name used by Gerald Burke. - 1920's - good quality trade instruments, labeled as made in Milan. - 1884-1914, Banks, Fredeking -  Huntington West Virginia US 1920-1926, Barard - Mirecourt Fr. Some of the bows were made by Richard Oertel in Bad Brambach. Pepper in Philadelphia PA. Teller, Artur - Bubenrueth/Erlangen Germany - 1920's to 1970's - 3rd or 4th generation bowed instrument bridge maker - Workshop instruments of decent quality - lower model numbers are lower grades. Maag, Carl R. ¶ Project Trinity, 1945-1946 (English) (as Author); Maanpää, J. - J.T.L. - for Haynes and Co. London - 1850 to 1910 - also Tourte model bows, Caspar da Salo (of the town of Salo) - German - 1880 to 1920 - common fakes imported by many firms, the real makers name was Gasparo, he didn't date his instruments like the many fakes. Konzert-Geigen - 1895 - Thuringia, Gehren, Made by Morgenroth and Harris, Kymato - 1850 to 1880 - Germany, Markneukirchen - Instruments made by Moritz Glaesel, L’aine, Didier Nicolas -1850 to 1930 - France, Mirecourt - Name used by Laberte and Magnie. Some with carved heads or or portraits on back. Gruilli, Eduardo Pietro - Markneukirchen or Dresden Ge. Jahrhunderts. Orange red varnish, all I have seen have had an Ebony crown on the button. - J.T.L - 1900 to 1930, Branzoli, Giuseppe - Mirecourt Fr. Quality fair to good. - 1895 - Thuringia, Gehren, Made by Morgenroth and Harris, 1850 to 1930 - France, Mirecourt - Name used by Laberte and Magnie, There was a Pierre Mansuy 1740 to 1786, but the name became a tradename in 1900,"Mansuy a Paris", 1920 - France, Mirecourt - tradename of Charles Bailly, Morelli, Andreas - Markneukirchen and Erlbach Ge. Con tecnología de Blogger Etiquetas 20th Century 1; Aagaard-Nilsen Torstein 2; Aaquist Svend 1; Aaron Jay Kernis 13; Aaron Wenstein 5; Abbasi Anahita 1; Abel Carl Friedrich 17; Abel Mark 1; … Often times these instruments will cost more to repair than they are worth. Some of these, especially those sold at violin shops, can be very nice and when talking about beginner level instruments, they are what you would want. I am not including any value ranges on these as that will change over time and would be impossible to maintain such a list. Vorgian - 1854 to 1902 - England, London - for Haynes & Co. Vosgien, Le Celebre - 1920 - France, Mirecourt - Tradename used by Thibouville-Lamy. All wood until 1956, then mostly fiberglass. Lowendall, Louis (originally Lowenthal) - 1880 to 1920 - Dresden and Berlin Ge. Ashley, Garini, Michele-Ange - Mirecourt Fr. The better ones are the Master Art models with the very best examples having the labels printed in red and black ink. Provlyssna och byta tonart? Hendel - 1987 to 2009 - Erlangen Germany - A large company producing white and varnished instruments to the industry. - 1890 to 1930, Barrel, d'apres A. Stradivarius -  J.T.L. Becker, Antoine - Paris Fr. In addition to my personal experience, I have collected data from very trusted sources, such as the Henley Dictionary of Violin and Bow Makers. Daber, J. F. - 1981 - France, Lyons, Brand of good quality bows produced by J.F. Often just labeled with Stradivari facsimile labels but with a logo of a OW with the O topped with a crown making the O look like a pocket watch. c. 1900-1930. for L'Industrie musicale, Bertholini, Nicolas  -  Mirecourt - 1920's - low grade commercial instruments. some made by him, many factory made. 146 are known to have been made, including a few violas and cellos. Contact Us. The instruments may have been varnished in house for consistency. - J.T.L. Also used by Alfred Moritz, Farni (Farny), Henri - 1900-1915 - USA, New York, NY - Wurlitzer -  Probably French trade instruments - better quality, Ferelli, V. J. Harmonik - 1890 to 1810 - Germany - Tresingen, Factory, Hausner, Erich  - German 1980's to 1990's, Havelar, Johannes Baptist - Wein Austria - 1920-1930, Heberline, Heinrich Theodore, Markenukirchen Ge., c.1921  (have never seen any dated other than 1921 but some are obviously pre-dated) - Carl Fischer. They were primarily assembly line constructed instruments where one worker may have made tops and another backs, and so forth. Schroetter, Anton - Mittenwald Ge. Many qualities of workmanship and materials. Czechoslovak Musical Instrument Co. (Metropolitan Music) - 1930, (also the name of an actual maker in Italy from the late 1700's. Rambeaux, J.E. The necks are not grafted so that makes them post 1840 or so. T2 Auctions. The necks are not grafted so that makes them post 1840 or so. - probably by J.T.L - c 1890 to 1900, Bee, Archie - sold Markneukirchen made instruments under his name - late 1800's, Beltrami, Giuseppe - Cremona It. Seidel, Oscar Hermann - Markneukirchen Ge. (thanks to Randy Osborne. Le Celebre Vosgien - 1900 to 1930 - Paris, Mirecourt Fr. Meinel, Eugen - Markneukirchen Ge. - Ernst Heinrich Roth, Meinel and Harold - Markneukirchen/Klingenthal (Saxony) Ge. - late 1800's to early 1900's - firm connected with the August Liebich labeled instruments. Many of the instruments were made in a factory in Schonbach Germany and were also outsourced to the cottage industry makers in the Prague region and then exported to the US. Ruffini, A. 100, 200, ....500 series and MA - Master Art. - 1854 to 1960 - Germany, Siebenbrunn - Quality trade instruments, made by various makers, Yuehe - 2000 to - China, Fuzhou - Tradename used by Nien-Zu Wang, Zeller, Andreas - 2000 to Romania, Bucharest, Zeroti, Giuseppe Hermanos - Saxony Ge. Teller, Roman - Bubenreuth/Erlangen Germany -  1920's to 70's - father in law and teacher of Rudolph Bruchner who would eventually take over the business. L'Art Belge  - 1928 - Belgium, Brussels - violin shop run by L. Frings. SIR - (Stohr-Illner-Riedl) - 1980's to ? Claudet, Nicolas -  Mirecourt Fr. Reichert, Eduard - Dresden Ge. - 1920 - Ernst Heinrich Roth, Simon - 1990 to - Australia, Sydney - A line of student violins sold by Simon Brown in Australia. Violin, viola and cello bows of the 18th century Gallery, history & event footage. (2) 1990 to - England, Reigate - Tradename for cheap Chinese imports. (2) 1990 to - England, Reigate - Tradename for cheap Chinese imports. Liebich, August - c.1900 - Markneukirchen Ge.- name most often connected with the Roth and Lederer instruments. - 1908 to 1926, Denis, H. - 1930 - Mirecourt Fr. - Ge./Cz. Values run from near nothing to several thousand. Claxton, Thomas - 1868 to 1912 - Toronto CA. - 1950 to .... - medium to low quality - labeled Mittenwald, but generally the makers in Mittenwald are small mom and pop shops rather than the factories in Markneukirchen or Bubenreuth. - 1820's - Denizot was a dealer. -  Patented a metal bodied violin, with wood neck. Similar to the Doetsch instruments, they were lesser grade German manufactured violins (mostly by Hofner), that were imported, then re-graduated and varnish in a green-brown color inhouse. I have not included very many of the large number of modern Trade Instrument brand names as that list changes daily. Nemesianus, Le - 1920 - France, Mirecourt - JTL. El segundo álbum de Lise Davidsen la presenta en una combinación de heroínas del repertorio alemán e italiano. 1900  to 1930, Dupree, Emile - Czechoslovak Musical Instrument Co. (Metropolitan Music) - 1930, Durenzy, Adolf - Mirecourt Fr. '&utmxhash='+escape(h.substr(1)):'')+'" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">')})(); Bretton - German - 1900 - often branded below the button BRETTON or BRETTON VIOLINS (in a oval). Voigt, Alban - 1890 - Marchneukirchen Ge. Betts, Henry - Saxony Ge. Violin Trade Names and Trade Instruments - some of these instruments are named after the sellers, but the vast majority are completely made up names, with no maker of instruments ever having had those names. - 1905 to 1910 - USA, Chicago, IL - Guarneri f-holes, multi-piece top, large. He also spelled his name with an f instead of an s, thus reading Gafparo, Cellier - 1840 to 1864 - Hamburg Ge. Now seen in poor trades. True-Tone - 1916 - Australia, Brisbane - for William James Farrell. - early 1900's - J. W. Pepper, Philadelphia PA, Barnabetti, Geronimo – J.T.L. good Bergonzi copies, Berini, Marcus – for Beare and Son (London) - c1920 (also bows stamped Berini), Bernadel, Rene - Mirecourt Fr. Papelería y librería online. I have yet to see any legitimate evaluation of one that attributes it to the actual person. $17.95 - See more - Buy online Pre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock. Richsound - 1983 to - USA, Houston, TX - Made by Guang-Le Chen's company in Texas. Rameau, J.S. Guardelli  - 1997-2005 - Czechoslovakia, Bratislava, Tradename used by SVS Tonewoods Co. Guarneri, Joseph (Josef) - 1800 to present - millions of copies from France, Germany, Czechoslovakia and more - see label page for more info If the name is spelled Joseph or Josef, it is a trade instrument. Stradivari - 1800 to modern - French, German, Czech and other places - millions of copies - see label page for more information. Pursued violin making more or less as a hobby. - J.T.L. In more recent years, the Roth brand has been distributed in the US by Glaesel and then Conn Selmer. Ruggerio - name used in cheap factory violins from France and Germany, Ruggierlli -1854 to 1902 - England, London - for Haynes & Co. Salteri, Thomas - 1926 to 1931 - labeled Italy, Modena - Tradename used by Bohuslav Sixta. As always, the only real way to get a value on an instrument is to take to be seen in person at a violin shop or musical instrument auction house. 1900 to1920 - sold by G A Pfretzschner, Markneukirchen Ge. Now seen in poor trades. Below average trade instruments, Bruno, Antonio - London - trade name used by Anthony Brown - 1850-1880, Bruno, C. and Son - New York USA - 1884-1924 (Bruno Artist Violins). Hermann. Victoire - 1910 - Schiltigheim Ge. Cosmopolite - Canada, London - 1906 to 1928 - See entry for Solomons, Morris H. Cremona - 1. Several grades of trade quality from ok to very decent. As usual, see your luthier. - 1910 to 1940 - France, Mirecourt - Laberte & Magnie. Many instruments have been up-labeled to signify a better quality than actual. (Jean Baptiste) - 1890 - Mirecourt Fr. , Carl Ferdinand - 1900 to 1920 - Saxony Ge., Markneukirchen (dated in late 1700's, Roth and Lederer - Markneukirchen, Ge. -  J.T.L. Glaesel and Mossner - 1873 - Markneukirchen - many models: Artist, Conservatory, Grand Concert, Grand Solo, Imperial, Paganini. 1920 trade mark of Charles Bailly, Geipel, Richard -   Czechoslovak Musical Instrument Co. (Metropolitan Music) - 1930, Geisler, Frederick - Saxony Germany - early 1900's - exclusive label for Fred C Meyer - Philadelphia Pa, USA, Gem, The  -, 1924 - USA, New York, NY - for F.M. About 500 instruments bear his label, but only about 75 are fine handmade quality. a real maker with that name from the 1600's. early 1900's - labeled as from Pedrona Italy and made for Willaim Lewis -. Genin, Louis, 1899 -1904, France, Mirecourt, - labeled  "Lutherie Moderne / Louis Genin Luthier/ No.-Date. - J.T.L. Ge. - 1920 - others as well. Imperial - early 1900's - German and Japanese - several models - low to very decent quality - German ones often embellished on back of scroll with carving/branding, I have not seen any Japanese ones with the engraved scroll - many importers - No German imports during WWI, hence the Japanese ones. The quality from the 1920's has never been repeated IMHO. Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How beautifully the morning star shines), BWV 1, is a church cantata for Annunciation by Johann Sebastian Bach.In 1725, when the cantata was composed, the feast of the Annunciation (25 March) coincided with Palm Sunday.Based on Philipp Nicolai's hymn " Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" (1599), it is one of Bach's chorale cantatas. Scherl & Roth - 1932 to - USA, Cleveland, OH, A large producer of student and higher-grade violins, started by Heinrich Roth and Max Scherl. Some of these workshops also produced un-varnished instruments that were sold to violin makers and shops to produce a specific look. Sometimes Dresden is branded bellow the button. 1876 to 1908 -   Markneukirchen 1908 to 1912 -  brand H J Z in a heart, ********************************************************************************************************, Morelli (tradename), Andreas, 1900, 1920, Germany, Markneukirchen, Not Italian, despite label, but good violins. Chinese - 1990 to -   3. Schmidt instruments - started firm in Cleveland 1910. throughout the 20th Century. utmx_section("Personal Footer"), the makers in Mittenwald were and are for the most part small mom and pop shops rather than the German factories of Markneukirchen, Bubenreuth and Dresden. - Schuster Brothers 1900 to 1927, Techler bows - Markneukirchen Ge. - many makers incl. Abre el recital con una poderosa versión del aria de Leonora en "Fidelio" de Beethoven en donde podemos apreciar ya de entrada el impresionante caudal de la soprano como también lo extraño de la ingeniería de sonido al intentar captar su voz. However just having red on the label does not mean it is a fine quality Juzek, it just seems to mean that it was produced to some extent in their factory rather than from an outside vendor. firm of same name, Timtone - Baltimore Maryland USA. (stamped on button) They should not be quickly taken as genuine Hopf instruments. Voigt, Friedrich - Nocturno for Clarinet, Cello and Piano (1880) Zemlinsky - Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano Trios for Clarinet, Violin and Piano Baussnern, Waldemar (1866-1931) - Serenade in 4 Movements Dejonghe, Koen - Fusions of Wonder Harrington, Jeffrey - Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano Martinez, Brian - Noche Tótem - 1920, Duchene, Nicolas – Mirecourt. - 1970's to... - Trade name created by William Weaver of Weaver's Violin. Rovelli, Gasparo - 1950 to 1978 - England, Sutton Coldfield - One of several tradenames used by Harry Dobbs. Browse Pages. - 1860 to 1865 - France, Mirecourt - tradename originally used by Nicolas Vuillaume. Born at Dumfries. - J.T.L. - Mittenwald factory in the early 1900's although the firm name goes back to the late 1700's. Nicolas Bertolini - Mirecourt - 1890 to 1910 - JTL - decent handmade instruments not to be confused with the cheap Bertholini Mirecourt factory fiddles - some of these had the 5-ply purfling. Wurlitzer - 1920 - French - Amedee Dieudonne Workshop, Cremona Solo - Wurlitzer import with a Logo on left side of the label with the capital W with a backwards R on the left and a B on the right  - 1913 to 1918 - Japan during WWI, Cremonatone - Chicago, USA - for Lyon and Healy - 1890 to 1930, Cremonese - by Laurent in Brussels for Lyon and Healy Chicago c. 1900, Curatoli, Antonio - Markneukirchen Ge. - 1902 to the 1930's - average to very high quality, the best being made by Roth, others by workers in his factory. - labeled Alban Voigt & Co. Sachsen & London - there is a large number of Voigt violin makers from the Saxony region, none known to be named Alban, so these instruments based on their appearance are most likely trade instruments. circa 1920 - "Grand Concert" - decent quality, Zimmermann, Julius Heinrich - St. Petersburg Ru. - J.T.L. Maidstone, The - 1910 to 1920 - England, London - Instruments made by John G. Murdoch. Schmidt, Oscar Richard - brother of Alban - importer of E.R. Not to be confused with the instruments made by E. H. Roth. These instruments come from all over the globe with many being made in China, Romania, Korea and other places even though they may have German or Italian sounding names - just look on Ebay or Amazon and you will see a good number of these modern trade instruments. Glassl, Egid - 1920 - Komotau Bohemia - many grades, Glier, AUgust Clemens - 1925 - Markneukirchen, many grades. Bequem und komfortabel auf Smartphone, Tablet und PC - Lesen Sie online auf ksta.de? Tourte bows - many firms in Germany and France used this brand stamp including J.T.L. They no longer have the varnish style that was applied by Mr. Weaver and witnessed by this author. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. - 1830 to 1950 - JTL ones usually branded, with a star on each side. (Also a tradename in France after P. Simon). Virtuoso(e) - 1900, 1930, France, Mirecourt, Made at Thibouville-Lamy factory - also by Conn. Voigt, Alban - 1890 - Marchneukirchen Ge. Carlisle, JR - 1900 to 1940's - Ohio USA -  Worked for a short time for Wurlitzer and sold some violins to Sears -Production continued after Carlisle’s retirement. - circa 1920 - trade name used in some Roth instruments they sold, possibly varnished in house for consistency. - Paris, Mirecourt Fr. J.T.L. The vast majority of Trade Instruments were simply labeled with a facsimile (copied) label of a famous maker like Stradivari, Amati, Guarneri and many others. Doss & Heidegger - 1879 to 1885 - Germany, Hamburg, Tradename used by the Heinrich Schluter factory. The Hopf trade instruments circa 1875-1940 - Germany/Czechoslovokia -  The name 'HOPF' is found on many, many trade violins. These instruments are very plentiful and some can be very nice. Henri, T. - 1900 - Germany - name used by bow maker A.F. It was probably another of the many tradenames used by Lamy (JTL). In the early 2000's, the name was sold to Eastman strings, where similar work is now performed although the origins of the white instruments is unknown by this author. - circa 1900 to 1920 - often branded on back by button, either "VUILLAUME" or "VUILLAUME a PARIS" in two lines and often a triangle brand with a bird with the words "TRADE MARK NIGHTINGALE"  - J. Ficker, Gustav August - cousin of  E. H. Roth and started firm with him in 1902 - name used in many models of instruments from the Roth firm from the 1920's through the early 1960's. They all seem to use one piece slab cut backs and they are probably all pre 1891 since they all say Sachsen. Juzek, John - from very basic to high quality master made trade instruments. Renaldi, Giuseppe - 1995 to 2006 - China - Contemporary Chinese instruments made for export. Golden  -, 1995 -  China, Luoyang -  Luoyang Golden Musical Instrument Co.,Ltd. - 5 models (Eleve, Maitre, Artiste, Professional and Virtuoso), Sarfati, Geraldo - 1940 - France, Mirecourt. - J.T.L. Prova Mozarts Laudate Dominum. Stainer, Jacobus - 1870 to 1930 - often made in the. Lanari, Gennaro -1920 to 1950 - England, London - Name used by Charles John Wilkinson. Take A Sneak Peak At The Movies Coming Out This Week (8/12) I saw ‘Voyagers’ in theaters, here’s a spoiler-free look at this sci-fi movie I typically don't list too many modern shop labels, but this one seems to be necessary. LSO Digital Exhibition, Violins of the LSO Violin Festival Historical context, expert commentary, rare images and original recordings. - 1895 to 1930, Messina  - 1990 to - England, Reigate - See:Stentor, Meurot, Ludovicus - Mirecourt Fr. The name John was used - an anglicized version of Robert's brother Janek's name. - 1900-1930, France, Elusia - 1990 - England, Reigate - Stentor. This list is based on 40 years worth of seeing thousands and thousands of instruments and is an ongoing work and by no means meant to be all encompassing, there are probably 5 to 10 times this number that I have not seen or heard of. - Distributed by M. E. Schoening of New York. - c.1920. Besd - 1990 -  China, Guangzhou City, Tradename for student instruments made by Long March Violin Factory. Torelli, Antonio - 1900 - France, Mirecourt, "Lutherie Artistique". 1920, Robella, Enrico - Markneukirchen Ge. Schalten Sie mit unserem Basis Paket KStA PLUS alle kostenpflichtigen Artikel und Inhalte zusätzlich frei und profitieren Sie von exklusiven Themenserien. Paid yearly visits (in summer months), to the violin centres in Saxony and Bohemia, where he attained considerable skill and mathematical proficiency in construction. A. Ruffini was the manager of the firm. Paganini - (bows) - usually of very poor quality. - 1880 to 1940 - these low grade instruments are labeled Vuillaume a Paris, Rue Croix des Petits Champs 46 - usually a light color but others also. Stentor - (1) - 1900 to 1930 - Paris France - JTL - name originally used by Vuillaume - branded with the name on the scroll. Artiste d Apres - Mirecourt Fr. Storioni, Carlo - 1885 to 1908 - Germany, Dresden - Good trade violins. There is some evidence there was a real maker in Milan by that name and he had these instruments made in Germany for him.