Roadshow Archive Saskatchewan
Schönfelder Luthier Violin
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Roadshow Archive Saskatchewan |
SASKATOON SASKATCHEWAN ROADSHOW ARCHIVE SEPTEMBER 2008
Johann Georg Schönfelder II - Luthier ( Violin maker) of Germany |
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A fine violin dated and signed by Johann Georg Schönfelder 1799 branded: I.G.S |
The German Luthier extraordinaire, violin maker Johann Georg Schönfelder II of Markneukirchen, Germany, was one of a long line of German violin makers or 'Luthiers.' ( a traditionally skilled craftsman who makes stringed instruments such as lutes or guitars or in this case, violins) Though little is recorded of his life, Schönfelder's talent was exceptional both as a maker of violins and as a musician who trained many violin maker apprentices himself and musicians. In the final analysis, the Schönfelder family concern was to be taken over by one of Schonfelder's most talented apprentices Johan Gottlob Heberlein and revert to the Heberlein family who have made exquisite violins up until the present day |
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The all important documented evidence, the Schönfelder violin's provenance. It dates from 1944 when the Schönfelder violin was first purchased from another famous German violin maker and dealer Albert Guth. This Schönfelder violin has been passed down through the family to the current owner, now living in Saskatchewan.
The Schoenfelder family: The family began building violins in 1677, when Johann Georg Casper Schönfeld from "Graslitz began his luthier business, building fine violins in the Tyrol style. Johann (Hans) Adam Schoenfelder:
Ref: See the book : "The Luetgendorff" Willibald Leo Freiherr von Lutgendorff.
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Schönfelder violin 1799. |
Photographs: © Jackie Freeman Photography
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