Viennese Stringed-Instrument Makers, 1700-1800

Author(s): Richard Maunder

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 RICHARD MAUNDER

Viennese Stringed-Instrument
Makers, 1700-1800
INTRODUCTION

THIS article is a sequel to my 'Viennese Wind-Instrument Makers,

1700-1800' (GSJ LI (1998), pp.170-91), and deals with makers of
stringed instruments (including harps) and specialist string makers. As
with makers of wind instruments, a certain amount of biographical
information is contained in Quellen zur Geschichte der Stadt Wien
(hereafter QGW) and Haupt's 'Wiener Instrumentenbauer von 1791 bis
1815'; there is more to be found in the books by Bletschacher, Drescher
and Liitgendorff, and in other documentary sources such as the
Eszterhazy archives (see the Bibliography for full details of books and
articles, referred to hereafter by their authors' names).
A previously untapped source, however, is the Vienna newspaper, the
WienerischesDiarium (which became the Wiener Zeitung in 1780). It
contains a few advertisements by the makers themselves, and some for
second-hand instruments for sale, often in auction sales. In addition, the
'deaths' column records many details of makers and their families,
including whether the maker was a Burgerand hence a member of his
craft guild (to continue in business he had to pay an annual 'Burgertax',
so that tax records sometimes confirm when he was active). The column
also identifies a few Gesellen [journeymen] and Lehrjungen[apprentices],
the Court makers or Hofbefreite,recognizable by such descriptions as k.k.
Hofinstrumentmacher, and those makers who, although not members of
the guild, held a licence from the City authorities and were known as
schutzverwandt.(For more details of the Viennese guild system, see
Chapter 3 of my KeyboardInstrumentsin Eighteenth-CenturyVienna.)
Newspaper advertisements, and especially the Eszterhazy archives, can
be very helpful about details such as strings and other fittings. On 20
February 1782, for example, Artaria's shop advertised 'genuine Italian'
strings, making it clear that the violin G, the viola C and G, and the cello
C and G were overwound. These specifications are amply confirmed by
the many bills to Eszterhaza from J. C. Leidolf's widow, Elisabeth, and
from J. J. Stadlmann, which show also that the lowest two strings on the
standardAustrian 'violone' of the time, tuned FF, AA, D, F#, A, were also
wire-wound (and the instrument still had frets). In addition, Stadlmann
repaired instruments, supplied close- and open-wound baryton strings,
mutes for a violone as well as for violins and cellos, and bows (which he

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regularly re-haired). Some of the bows explicitly had screw tightening, but
other cheaper ones were described as 'ordinary' so probably had fixed frogs.
As for instruments, it is something of a surprise to learn that harps
were made in Vienna throughout most of the century; indeed,
Stadlmann occasionally supplied harp strings to Eszterhaza. His bill for
repairs to a viola da gamba shows that that instrument was still being
played at Eszterhaza (in addition to the baryton) in 1765. Nickel was
offering a lute and a mandora for sale as late as 1786. The viola d'amore,
too, survived until the last quarter of the century: Haydn had one, made
by J. G. Thir in 1779, and Gottlieb Muffat had sold one by auction,
together with a harpsichord and much keyboard music, in 1763
(WienerischesDiarium, 8 October 1763). A few advertisements suggest
that violins by such makers as Stainer and Stradivarius were already
highly valued, as also were those by the best Viennese makers: one made
c.1704 by Heinrich Kramer was offered for sale in 1800 at 30 duc.
(135f), together with a Stradivarius for 80 duc. (360f). (One ducat was
worth 4/2 Gulden (f), which in turn was divided into 60 Kreutzer (xr);
in modern terms If might be worth about /25 or $40.) This compares
with 60f paid to Anton Posch for two violins, two violas and their
leather-covered cases in 1705, and 6 duc. (27f) which Mathias Thir
charged for a (second-hand?) cello in 1783.
Prices for strings can be reconstructed in full detail. J. J. Stadlmann's
bills of 18xr for 3 violin A's and 3 D's (17 August 1775), and of 43 xr for
7 E's and 5 A's (16 January 1778), imply that A's and D's cost 3xr each
and E's, perhaps a little more troublesome to make, cost 4xr (compare
also Peller's bill of June 1776 for 200 strings at 3xr apiece). An
overwound violin G cost 5xr from both Elisabeth Leidolf and Stadlmann;
viola G's cost the same, with A's at 3xr, D's at 4xr and C's at 7xr, from
Stadlmann: Elisabeth Leidolf charged a little more (24xr) for a complete
set of viola strings. A cello A from Stadlmann was 5xr if locally made, but
three times as much when imported from Italy; D's (presumably local)
were 7xr or 8xr, (overwound) G's 16xr (Leidolff) or 17 xr (Stadlmann),
and C's 24xr from either. Stadlmann charged anything from 24xr to 30xr
for a violone (high) A, 36xr for an F#, If for a D, 2f for a (low) A, and 2f
30xr for an F, the latter two being wire-wound. Mutes for violin cost 8xr,
for cello 34xr and for violone If 8xr, from Stadlmann, who also charged
34xr for a cello bridge, and 42xr for re-hairing a violone bow; a piece of
rosin cost 4xr from Elisabeth Leidolf.
Makers are listed alphabetically below, in the separate categories of
violin family, harps and string-makers. Only those who worked in the
city of Vienna for at least part of their life are listed; the activities after
1800 of makers who survived into the nineteenth century are not
normally included here: for information about the period 1801-15, see
Haupt. For each maker, information (where known) is presented in the
following form.
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(i) Dates of birth and death (years of birth in the form 'c.1751' are
calculated by subtracting the age at death from the year of death).
(ii) Other biographical details of the maker and his wife and children
(ages at death of the latter are given in brackets as whole years and
fractions of a year; thus 1/4 = one year and three months).
(iii) Address(es); the accompanying dates are the first and last years he is
known to have resided there. (Addresses in the Inner City (today Wien I)
are given as the name or number of the house followed by the name of
the street, whereas those in the suburbs (Wien II-IX) are the other way
round, with the name of the suburb first and the house name or number
second. Numbers refer to the scheme introduced c.1770, and those in
round brackets to the new scheme introduced on 1 October 1795;
conversions from 'old' to 'new' numbers have been made using the tables
in Gerold.)
(iv) Newspaper advertisements, bills etc. (Texts are given in the original
German, followed by my English translation).
(v) Other information, such as master-pupil relationships. It should be
noted that surviving instruments are not listed, except for a few that are
signed and dated and are therefore evidence that the maker was active at
that particular time.
Unless otherwise stated, information is taken from the Wienerisches
Diarium/ WienerZeitung.

VIOLIN FAMILY
Almost all the makers were Burger, and most of them lived in the Inner City
(see Fig.l for a chart of biirgerliche
Lauten-und Geigenmacher).
According to
Liitgendorff and Drescher the guild was founded in 1696, although a few of the
founder members, including Beer, M.M. Fichtl I and Regenspurger, had
achieved Burgerstatus a few years before. The guild was very close-knit, and was
dominated by the Bartl, Fichtl, Leidolf, Stadlmann and Thir families and their
relations.
BARTL (or BARTL, PARTEL, PARTHEL, PARTL, PARTL)
Four generations are known, starting with Christoph Partl, Burger28 May 1683
(Liitgendorff), who had died by 25 November 1691, when his widow Maria
Barbara married Jacob Fux (she subsequently married Ostler). According to
Liitgendorff, Christoph was the father of Andreas Nicolaus, who was the father
of Michael Andreas (and the father-in-law of RuiB), who in turn was the father
of Christian Franz, Ignaz Christian andJoseph Jakob.

BARTL, Andreas Nicolaus (c.1682-1762)

(Therearereferencesto Andreas,AndreasNicolaus and Nicolaus, presumablyall
the sameperson althoughAndreasNicolaus seems to havebecome a Burgerat the
age of only c.21. All referenceshere areto Andreasunlessotherwisestated.)
(i) Died 5 August 1762.
(ii) Burger4 June 1703 (Andreas Nicolaus: Liitgendorff). Married (1, 18
November 1702, parishof St. Stephan)MariaRosaliaVogler(QGW7183), born
c.1681, d. 28 September 1723; (2, 20 February 1724, parish of Schotten) Judith

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 1700 1710 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 1800
1 I I I I I I I I
Beer M.M. Fichd II
M.M. FichtlI C. Werl
J.A. Fichtl J. Werl
Sutor
Regenspurger Brauner
N. Leidolf J.C. Leidolf
1. Leidolf J.F. Leidolf
J. Leidolf Potz Nickel
Huebert Wurm
JakobFux
Radeck Kuhlhavy
Supper J.G. Thir Geissenhoff
Staufer
M. Thir
Haim Hellmer A. Thir
Dallinger
Kramer Kriechbaum
D.A. Stadlmann J.J.Stadlmann
J.M. Stadlmann
M.I.Stadlmann
Bogner
IM.Fux A. Posch Leeb
JacobFux Ostler A.S. Posch Brandstetter Jany
A.N. Bartl RuiB
_-
M.A. Bartl
J.J. Bartl
C.F. Bartl
I.C. Bart

Fig. 1. BurgerlicheLauten- und Geigenmacher

(Continuouslines indicatea maker'sworkinglife,from the datehe becamea Burger to theyear
of his deathor departurefrom Vienna;conjectural periodsareindicatedby dashedlines,and
continuationof a businessby a widowby dottedlines.)

Wolker (Andreas Nicolaus; QGW 7941) (WienerischesDiariumcalls her Volleckerin,

and him Niclas Parti), born c.1702, d. 29 July 1762 (Andreas Nicolaus). Son
Lorenz Andre Joseph (of Andre and Rosalia) baptised 10 February 1706, d.
3 September 1706, daughter Maria (3 months) d. 14 January 1708, daughter
Catharina Theresia (of Andre and Maria) baptised 17 February 1712, sonJoannes
Laurentius (of Andreas and Rosalia) baptised 11 August 1715 (QGW 10186),
daughter Eva (13/4) d. 6 March 1719, daughter Sabina (1 4) d. 2 January 1725, son
Max (4) d. 25 January 1725, daughter Paulina (1/4) d. 22 March 1729, son Caspar
(10) d. 19 August 1734, son Anton (4) d. 17 November 1738, son Niclas (2) d.
2 January 1739. Son Michael Andreas: see below; another daughter married
RuiB (Lutgendorft).
(iii) 1706: 'Finkisches Haus', Judenpl. [?238, where his mother was living in 1705
when her second husband Jacob Fux died]. 1708: Mariahilf, 'weisses Kreutz'
['goldenes Kreutz' = 20, 'rothes Kreutz' = 41, '2 Kreutze' = 67]. 1715:

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Spitalberg, 'griinerJager' [127] (QGW 10186). 1719: Spitalberg (same as 1715?).
1723: 'Blotnerisches Haus', Wipplingerstr. 1724: 'bey St. Ruprecht' (Andreas
Nicolaus: QGW7941). 1725: 'goldene Leuchte', Salzgries. 1729: 'Wagnerisches
Haus', Farberg. 1734: 'B6schisches Haus', Firberg. (same as 1729?). 1738:
'Satlerisches Haus', hohe Briicke (same as 1729? Farberg. is very short and meets
hohe Briicke).
(v) Liitgendorfflists a violin labelled 'Andreas Nicolaus Partl ... 1757', and says
that he was succeeded by his son-in-law RuiB. Perhaps a pupil of his stepfather
Jacob Fux, who married Bart's mother when he (Bart) was only c.9, and who
probably set him up in business in 1703 (although Fux's own business presumably
went with his widow to Ostler).

BARTL, Christian Franz (c.1739-1807)

Son of Michael Andreas (Liitgendorff).
(i) (Born c.1742 according to Haupt.) Died 9 January 1807 (of 'Lungen-
geschwiiren': Haupt).
(ii) Burger23 January 1768 (Haupt). Wife Margarethe (nee Turmer: Haupt) born
c.1745, d. 22 November 1810. Daughter Maria Anna (4) d. 18 November 1776,
daughter Theresia (2) d. 3 August 1778.
(iii) 1768: Seitzerhofg. [Seitzerhof = 230]. 1776-78: Oberneustift 206. 1796:
Oberneustift (61), own house (Gerold) (= old 206?). 1807: Oberneustift (65)
(Margarethe d. there in 1810, when it was her own house).
(v) Passed business to Ignaz Christian in 1800 (Drescher), and described as
'gew[esen]' [retired] at his death.
BARTL, Ignaz Christian (c.1732-1819)
Son of Michael Andreas (Liitgendorff).
(i) Died 27 December 1819, of'Lungenbrand' (Haupt).
(ii) Burger31 March 1764 (Haupt; Liitgendorff says paid Burgertax 1765-87 but
Haupt says until 1799). Married Barbara, who survived him (Haupt).
(iii) 1796 (Gerold) - 1819 (Haupt): Spitalberg 9, own house.
(v) Haupt says he passed the business to Staufer in 1799; Drescher says he took
over Christian Franz'sbusiness in 1800 and subsequently passed it to Staufer.

BARTL, Joseph Jakob (c.1743-1801)

Son of Michael Andreas (Lutgendorfl).
(i) Died 1 June 1801 (Haupt says 31 May 1801, of'Schleimschlag').
(ii) Burger29 November 1777, and took over Michael Andreas's business in 1779
(Haupt); paid Burger tax until 1787 (Liitgendorff). Unmarried at his death
(Drescher).
(iii) 1777: 422 Wipplingerstr. (Haupt). 1801: 654 (685) Rothgassl [Haarmarkt].
BARTL, Michael Andreas (c.1704-88)
Son of Andreas Nicolaus (Litgendorff); though note that Andreas Nicolaus's
business passed to his son-in-law RuiB.
(i) Died 11 August 1788.
(ii) Burger29 May 1728 (Liitgendorff). Married (6 November 1730, parish of St.
Ulrich) Susanna Brindlein (QGW8920), born c.1711, d. 23 February 1781. Son
Franz (31/2) d. 1 December 1739; sons Christian Franz, Ignaz Christian and
JosephJacob (Liitgendorff): see above.
(iii) 1739: 'von der Nahtisches Haus', Graben. 1781: Oberneustift 206 (same as
Christian Franz). 1788: Mariahilf 132.

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(v) Business passed to Johann Jacob in 1779 (Haupt); described as 'gew[esen]'
[retired] in 1781 and 1788.
BAYER, Johann Christoph
Refused admission to guild in 1796 (Haupt).
BEER (BAR, BEHR, BERR), Andreas (1656-1722)
(i) Born Schwangau near Fiissen, Allgau (QGW 7794) on 3 July 1656
(Bletschacher), died 16 March 1722.
(ii) Burger14 January 1681 (Nikolaus Leidolfwas a witness), and founder member
of the guild in 1696 (Lutgendorff. Married (1, 5 May 1680, parish of Schotten)
Anna Maria Klinger, widow of burg.LautenmacherHans Georg Klinger (QGW
7794), born c.1640, d. 20 September 1711; (2, 12 June 1713: Drescher) (Eva)
Susanna Krieg, born c.1673, who survived him and married Martin Mathias
Fichtl II.
(iii) 1680: am Hof(QGW7794). 1711-22: Naglerg., own house.
(v) Witness at the marriages ofJacob Fux andJohann Anton Fichtl.
BOGNER, AmbrosiusJoseph (1752-1816)
(i) Born Hayd near Prague 12 February 1752 (Liitgendorff), died 22 Sept. 1816
(Lutgendorff; of'Lungenbrand' according to Haupt).
(ii) Worked in Prague until 1792, when he moved to Vienna (Haupt); Burger
17 August 1792 (Liitgendorff). Married (22 February 1797) Katharina MeiBlin,
d. 5 June 1813 (Haupt); afterwards remarried (Drescher).
(iii) 1792 (Litgendorff) - 1808 (Haupt): 976 (983) Rauensteing.
(v) Was left money in M.I. Stadlmann's will of 1808 (Drescher).
BRANDSTETTER, Ignaz (c.1757-91)
(i) Died 10 March 1791.
(ii) Burger1788 (Wiener Zeitung, 10 December 1788).
(iii) 1788: 692 [Adlerg.]. 1791: Mariahilf 96.
BRAUNER, Johann Joseph
(ii) Burger 4 July 1749; paid Burger tax 1750-58 but then left Vienna
(Liitgendorff). Married (19 August 1749, parish of St. Stephan) Maria Anna
Rosina Bayerlin (QGW 7633; QGW 8439 calls her Porgerlin). Daughter Anna
(1) d. 18 April 1753, son Ignaz (2) d. 10 April 1756.
(iii) 1749: Naglerg. (QGW 7633). 1753: kleines Ofenloch [257 Ofenlochg.].
1756: Mariahilf, 'goldener Greif' [73].
(v) Possibly a pupil ofM.M. Fichtl II, who lved in Naglerg. in the 1740s.
DALLINGER, Sebastian (c.1735-1809)
(i) Born Gutenbrunn, Nieder6sterreich; d. 18 March 1809 in Biirgerspital, of
'Schlaganfall' (Haupt).
(ii) Burger23 January 1768, and paid Burgertax until 1787 (Liitgendorf). Married
Magdalena Thiir, born c.1743, d. 13 October 1809 in Biirgerspital (Bletschacher
suggests she was a daughter of Johann Georg Thir, but this seems unlikely
because her mother would have been c.50 at her birth; but possibly a sister of
Mathias Thir). Daughter Magdalena (1) d. 21 September 1779, daughter Maria
Anna (7) d. 29 January 1783.
(iii) 1768: Himmelpfortgrund (Haupt). 1779-83: 922 Singerstr. (same address as
Thir family) (Haupt says he was still there in 1794). (1789: 989 Riemerstr.,
according to Drescher, but in fact 989 is in Himmelpfortg.) 1795-98: 1123-26

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(1166) Biirgerspital (Drescher). 1799-1808: 845 (902) grosse Schulerstr. (Drescher).
(v) Presumably a pupil of J.G. Thir; note that he was a Burgertwo years before
Mathias Thir.
DORNER, J.M.
Lutgendorfflists a violin by him, dated 1716.
ERLACHER, Johann (c.1767-90)
(i) Died 9 April 1790.
(iii) 1790: Wieden 311.
Perhaps still a Geselle, since only 23 at his death. Probably employed by
Kriechbaum, who was the only burgerlichviolin maker in the Wieden suburb at
the time (he died on 27 April 1790).
FICHTL
The family originated in Fiissen, and Bletschacher lists many members who
stayed there or moved elsewhere. The Vienna branch was apparently founded by
Martin Mathias I, father of Martin Mathias II (who married Beer's widow) and
probably of Johann Anton; Martin Mathias I was also father-in-law of Conrad
Werl and hence grandfather ofJohann Werl.

FICHTL, Johann Anton (1678-1742 or later)

Probably a son of Martin Mathias I.
(i) Born Vienna 3 July 1678; still living in 1742 (Bletschacher).
(ii) Burgerby his marriage (22 May 1719, parish of St. Stephan, witness Beer) to
Anna Margaretha Klein (QGW 7366). Daughter Maria Anna (6 weeks) d. 14
October 1723.
(iii) 1723: Leopoldstadt, 'Pickisches Haus' (same as Martin Mathias I?).
FICHTL, Martin Mathias I (1649-1707)
(i) Born Fiissen 4 November 1649 (Bletschacher; though WienerischesDiarium
says aged 56 at his death), d. 23 February 1707.
(ii) Burger9 September 1684, and founder member of guild in 1696 (Drescher).
Wife Ursula born c.1656, d. 10 September 1742 at 'St. Nicola', Judenpl. (then
son-in-law Conrad Werl's address). Son Martin Mathias II: see below; son (?)
Johann Anton: see above; daughter Regina Gertrud (c.1696-1749) married
Conrad Werl on 8 February 1728 (QGW 7647); daughter Christina married
painter Anton WeiBenregner on 15 October 1719, when a witness was Joseph
Renner [sc. Romer?], kaiserlicherOrgelmacher(QGW 7370) (Romer lived at the
same address as that where Regenspurger's widow died in 1734).
(iii) 1707: Leopoldstadt, 'Moritzisches Haus'.
FICHTL, Martin Mathias II (c.1682-1768)
Son of Martin Mathias I (QGW8276).
(i) (Dates from Lutgendorff; does not appear in the WienerischesDiarium deaths
column for the Inner City in 1768.)
(ii) Burger27 Sept. 1724 (Litgendorff). Married (1, 9 April 1725, parish of St.
Michael, witnesses J.C. Leidolf and Anton Posch) Eva Susanna Beer (nee Krieg),
widow of Andreas Beer (QGW 8276), born c.1673, d. 22 October 1742; (2,
9 July 1748, parish of St. Stephan, witness brother-in-law Conrad Werl) Maria
Anna Rupaschin, widow of a burgerlichturner (QGW7916; QGW8431 calls her
Anna Kupaschin), born c.1717, d. 27 October 1791 at 252 Ofenloch. Son Franz
(2) d. 25 September 1753.

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(iii) 1742-53: Naglerg., own house (probably Beer's house, inherited by Eva
Susanna).
(v) A witness (with Anton Posch) at the marriage of his sister Regina Gertrud to
Conrad Werl on 8 February 1728.

FUX (FUCHS)
A common name, so it is hard to disentangle relationships. Liitgendorff refers to
'Johann Jakob Fux, perhaps a son of Mathias'; Drescher says Jacob and Johann
were probably the same (they were not: Jacob died in 1705 and Johann married
in 1711). Possibly Jacob was a younger brother of Mathias. Christina, widow of
Mathias, subsequently married Anton Posch; Jacob married Christoph Bard's
widow, who subsequently married Ostler. Jakob may or may not have been a
descendant.

FUX, Jacob (c.1666-1705)

(i) Died 8 October 1705.
(ii) Burger at his death. Married (25 November 1691, parish of St. Stephan,
witnesses Beer, Mathias Fux, Nikolaus Leidolf) Maria Barbara, widow of
Christoph Bartl (QGW7046), who subsequently married Ostler.
(iii) 1705: 'goldene Saule' [238], Judenpl.

FUX, Jakob (c.1753-1819)

(i) Died 21 August 1819 (Liitgendorff; Haupt says of'Schlaganfall').
(ii) Burger15 June 1787 (Wiener Zeitung, 8 December 1787), and then took over
the business of Wurm (Liitgendorff), for whom he had presumably worked (same
address).
(iii) 1787: 369 tiefer Graben (same as Hueber and Wurm in 1772).
(v) Legatee (with Geissenhoff and Wurm) of Radeck in 1795 (Drescher).

FUX, Johann
(ii) Married Elisabeth Hinterwollner on 11 May 1711 (parish of St. Stephan)
(QGW 7282; WienerischesDiarium says 18 May 1711, describes him as a kais.
Lautenmacher,and calls her Finsterwallner).

FUX, Mathias (1655-c.1700)

(i) Born Fiissen 19 July 1655 (Bletschacher).
(ii) 2e Hof-Instrumentendiener February 1683 (Drescher), k.k. by 1689 (Drescher;
Bletschacher says 1685). Burgerby his marriage (1, 19 June 1672, parish of St.
Stephan, witness Marcellus Hollmayr, bgl. Lautenmacherfrom Fiissen) to Anna
Maria Mayr; (2) Christina, who survived him and married Anton Posch in April
1701. According to Drescher, his widow [Christina] announced on 23 August
1700 that she had, during his illness, been carrying on the business with a Geselle,
presumably Posch.
(iv) WienerischesDiarium, 16 June 1745: announcement of auction sale on 18 June
1745 at 'Pfeifferisches Haus', Tuchlauben (Monat's music shop), which included
a large two-manual harpsichord and a viola da gamba by 'Mathias Fuchs in Wien
1687'.
(v) Liitgendorfflists a violin dated 1685; a guitar of 1692 is illustrated in Buchner,
pls. 189-90.
Witness (with Beer and Nikolaus Leidolf) at the marriage of Jacob Fux to
Christoph Bartl's widow on 25 November 1691.

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GEISSENHOFF, Franz (1753-1821)
(i) Born Fiissen 15 September 1753 according to Bletschacher, although there
were other Geissenhoffs in Vienna, e.g. Johann Philipp (c.1710-59), who lived in
the same house as brass makers Johann and Michael Leichnamschneider. Died 2
January 1821 (Liitgendorff; Haupt says 1 January, of'Gedarmbrand').
(ii) Burger 29 July 1780 (Liitgendorff). Married (1781) Maria Anna Thir
(Drescher, who suggests she was a sister of J.G. Thir: unlikely, since J.G. Thir
born c.1709, and she is unlikely to have been his daughter either since that would
make her son Anton c.95 years younger than her mother; she could perhaps be
Mathias Thir's sister and hence possibly a sister-in-law of Dallinger). Son Johann
(5) d. 28 October 1788, daughter Maria Anna (4) d. 24 January 1791, son Anton
(18) d. 28 October 1806.
(iii) 1780: 922 Singerstr. (Liitgendorff) (same address as Thir family and
Dallinger). 1788-1806: 900 (869) Riemerstr. (Haupt: died there in 1821).
(v) Pupil of and successor to J. G. Thir (Liitgendorff). Legatee (with Jakob Fux
and Wurm) of Radeck in 1795 (Drescher).

GEISSENHOFF, Joseph (b. 1750)

(i) Born Fiissen 16 February 1750.
(v) In Vienna 1790; perhaps a cousin of Franz (Bletschacher).
HAAS, Leopold
(ii) Married (16 April 1747, parish of St. Stephan) Anna Maria Hallerin (QGW
7605).
HAIM (or HEIM), Michael (1663-c.1715)
(i) Born 1663 (Bletschacher); died c.1715 (Drescher).
(ii) Founder member of the guild in 1696 (Drescher). Married (17 October
1700, as widower, parish of St. Ulrich) Barbara Schlager (QGW8543).
(iii) 1700: Spitalberg, 'schwarzer Mohr' [89] (QGW 8543).
HELLMER, Anton
Son of Johann Martin? Drescher lists a violin labelled 'Antoni Hellmer 1769
Wienne'.

HELLMER, Johann Martin (1710-42)

(i) Born Schwangau near Fiissen 10 August 1710, d. 21 November 1742
(Bletschacher; though not in the WienerischesDiarium deaths column for 21 or 22
November 1742).
(ii) Burger5 May 1741 (Bletschacher).
(v) Possibly related to M. Hollmayr, also from Fiissen (see M. Fux).
HOB (or BOB), Maximilian
According to Liitgendorff, fl.1763, 1789. Perhaps a misreading of Maximilian
RuiB (called RoiB by Liitgendorff), although RuiB was dead by December 1788.

HUEBER (or HUBER), Johann Georg (c.1739-72)

(i) Died 6 March 1772.
(ii) Burger6 July 1764 (Liitgendorff).
(iii) 1772: 'Selanisches Haus' [369], tiefer Graben.
(v) According to Lutgendorff, succeeded by Wurm (same address), whose
instruments show a stylistic connection with those of J.F. Leidolf. It may be,
therefore, that Hueber was a pupil ofJ.F Leidolf or his uncle (?)J.C. Leidolf, who

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lived nearby at 396 hohe Briicke (1758); J.F.Leidolf's pupil Potz was at 363 tiefer
Graben in 1774.

JANY,Jakob (c.1771-1801)
(i) Born Prague, d. 15 May 1801 of'Lungensucht' (Haupt).
(ii) Burger 20 December 1800 (Liitgendorf). Widow Regina continued the
business at the same address until at least 1802 (Drescher).
(iii) 1800: Neulerchenfeld (19) (Liitgendorff). 1801: 1106 (1121) neuer Markt.
JOSEPH,J.
Liitgendorff says named in 1764; no other reference known.
JUPITER, Thomas (c.1760-98)
(i) Died 13 July 1798, in allgemeines Krankenhaus.
KINPOLTH, Johann Christian
Liitgendorfflists a violin byJohann Christian Kinpolth, Vienna 1760.
KRAMER, Heinrich (c.1653-1718)
(i) Died 16 October 1718.
(ii) Burger 19 May 1682 (Liitgendorft). Married (1) Ludmilla, mother of Maria
Elisabeth (QGW7234); (2) Catharina, born c.1663, d. 24 May 1710. Son Wenzl
(1/2) d. 31 July 1704, son Ludwig (5) d. 13 April 1711. Daughter Maria Elisabeth
married D.A. Stadlmann in August 1707 (QGW7234).
(iii) 1704-11: 'Be(t)zollisches Haus', Kramergassl (1704)/ 'beym Bischoff-Hof'
(1710)/ Hutsteppergassl (1711). 1718: hoher Markt (same address?).
(v) Wiener Zeitung, 8 March 1800: 'eine 96 Jahre alte Violin[e] vom Heinr.
Kramero Vinobonesi' [a 96-year-old violin by Heinrich Kramer, Vienna]
advertised for 30 duc. [135f], with a Stradivarius for 80 duc. [360f], at 1082
(1139) Sailerg. [Karntnerstr.].
KRIECHBAUM (or KIRCHBAUM), Johann) Karl (1738-90)
(i) Born Prague (Liitgendorff) 14 October 1738 (Drescher); died 27 April 1790,
in allgemeines Krankenhaus.
(ii) Moved to Vienna after 1772 (Liitgendorff. Burger20 June 1778, and paid
Burgertax 1779-87 (Litgendorff). Wife Karolina born c.1750, d. 2 August 1798
at 1231 (1247) Fischerbastey. Daughter Sophia (2) d. 27 November 1785.
(iii) 1778: Lerchenfeld 79 (Liitgendorff). 1785: Wieden 352.
(v) Pupil of J.J. Stadlmann, according to Drescher. Wieden 352 was where
Leopold Himmelbauer (c.1702-81), Regenschoriof the Karlskirche, and his wife
Christina (c.1717-90) died on 1 February 1781 and 23 April 1790 respectively.
Possibly, therefore, Karolina was their daughter.
KULHAVY, Anton (d. c.1828)
(i) Born Bohemia, d. c.1828 (Drescher).
(ii) Burger4 May 1800 (Haupt; Drescher says May 1804).
(iii) 1800: 977 (1008) Himmelpfortg. (Haupt) (two daughters of Anton Posch
died there, 1788 and 1800).
(v) Successor to Wurm's widow in 1805 (Drescher).
LEEB, Andreas Karl (c.1755-1805)
(i) Born PreBburg [Bratislava],d. 6 September 1805 of'Schlaganfall' (Haupt).
(ii) Burger 18 November 1784 (Wiener Zeitung, 8 December 1784), and paid
Burger tax 1785-87 (Liitgendorfi). Married Magdalena, who survived him

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(Haupt). Left Vienna for PreBburg in 1789 (Haupt; Liitgendorff lists a violin
labelled 'Posonii [Bratislava] 1790'), but later returned: son Johann Carl born
Vienna c.1792 (Haupt). Deputy chaiman of guild in 1803; Magdalena continued
the business (Haupt).
(iii) 1784-6: 'Baaderisches Haus' [382], hohe Briicke (Haupt says 384). 1805: 460
(483) Krebsg. (same address as musical instrument dealer Leopold Schweitzer).
(iv) Wiener Zeitung, 8 November 1786: 'Bey Andre Karl Leeb . . . sind mehrere
Violinen, worunter 2 wahre Steinerin, dann ein[e] alte sehr gute Leidolphin sich
befinden, auch etwelche Violen, dann gute Violonzello . .. zu verkaufen.' [At
Andreas Karl Leeb's . . . there are for sale several violins, including 2 genuine
Stainers and an old, very good Leidolf, also some violas and good cellos.]
LEIDOLF (LEIDOLFF, LEITHDOLFF, LEYDOLF(F), LEYDORF)
Nikolaus Leidolf's first wife was the widow of LautenmacherIsaak Ott; according
to Lutgendorff Nikolaus was the father of Ignaz and Johann Christoph, and also
of Nikolaus Leidolfjun., born c.1710, who was a violin maker in Graz. Probably
Jacob was another son (same address as Johann Christoph, which was also where
Nikolaus's widow died). Liitgendorff suggests Christoph Nikolaus was a son of
Johann Christoph, though it should be noted that Johann Christoph had a son
Christoph who died in 1762. But no doubt Christoph Nikolaus (and Joseph
Ferdinand) were grandsons of Nikolaus.
LEIDOLF, Christoph Nikolaus
Liitgendorff lists a viola dated 1768 and violins of 1774 and 1776; nothing else
known.

LEIDOLF, Ignaz
Son of Nikolaus.
(ii) Burger2 June 1702 (Liitgendorfl). Married (1, 17 May 1699, parish of St.
Stephan) Maria Elisabeth Kilbl (QGW 7141), born c.1677, d. 23 April 1709;
(2, 15 October 1709, parish of Schotten) widow Magdalena Vorstinger, then
resident at 'Defossisches Haus', Teinfaltstr. (QGW 7888; WienerischesDiariura
calls her Forstinger). Daughter Anna (10) d. 22 June 1713.
(iii) April 1709: Leopoldstadt. October 1709: 'Krauterisches Haus', Naglerg.
(QGW 7888) (perhaps the house owned in 1711 by Beer, for whom father
Nikolaus acted as a witness when he became a Burger?).1713: Leopoldstadt.
LEIDOLF, Jacob
Probably a son of Nikolaus.
(i) Died 12 February 1714.
(ii) Burgerby his death.
(iii) 1714: 'grosser Jordan' [270], Judenpl. (same address as Johann Christoph in
1725, and where Nikolaus's widow died in 1733).
LEIDOLF, Johann Christoph (c.1690-1758)
Son of Nikolaus.
(i) Died 28 June 1758.
(ii) Burger2 September 1715 (Liitgendorff). Married (11 April 1723, parish of St.
Stephan) Maria Elisabeth Aichinger (QGW 7402), born c.1701, d. 8 November
1769 (Liitgendorff says 1770) at [369] hohe Briicke. Son Christoph born c.1723,
d. 17 May 1762 at [396] hohe Briicke; Franz Leidolf, musician, born c.1727, d.
13 January 1767 at [396] hohe Briicke, was probably another son (he may have
been the bass player 'Leidolph' who played in the orchestra for the Lenten

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academies of 1761: see Edge). Witness (with Anton Posch) at marriage of M.M.
Fichtl II on 9 April 1725 (QGW 8276). Widow (Maria) Elisabeth continued
business until at least 1765 (see below).
(iii) 1725: 'grosser Jordan' [270], Judenpl. (QGW 8276). 1758: 'Pichlerisches
Haus' [396], hohe Briicke (also KapellmeisterBonno's address from 1761 to his
death in 1788).
(iv) Wiener Zeitung, 20 April 1793: Announcement of auction sale on 26 April
1793 at 489 hoher Markt, including a viola by 'Johann Kristoph Leidolph 1763'
(so presumably made by Elisabeth). The sale also included instruments by Nickel,
Mathias Thir and others.
Wiener Zeitung, 21 December 1793: 'ein sehr guter Violon von Leidolf' [a very
good violone by Leidolf: not necessarily Johann Christoph] for sale, with a 'quite
new' 5-rank organ and other instruments, at Leopoldstadt 215.
WienerZeitung, 20 May 1795: Announcement of auction sale on 28 May 1795 at
615 Bischofg., including a cello 'vom alten Leydolff' (so not necessarily by
Johann Christoph) and a viola 'vom alten Thir'.
(v) Anton WeiB, who died at [396] hohe Brucke in 1765, was presumably
Elisabeth's Geselle, and no doubt previously Johann Christoph's. Elisabeth
supplied strings, rosin and bows to Eisenstadt, 1761-5, and on one occasion
charged for fitting new frets to a violone (Tank). The violin G strings were
overspun, and cost 5xr each; the cello C and G strings were also overspun, and
cost 24xr and 16xr respectively. A complete set of viola strings cost 24xr, and a
piece of rosin 4xr.
LEIDOLF, Johann Ferdinand
(ii) According to Liitgendorff, Burger30 April 1756, paid Burgertax 1757-74, and
then passed business to former Geselle Potz. But apparently still active in 1791,
although his work may by then have been somewhat variable in quality (see
below).
(ii) 1791: 'Tischlerisches Haus', Schonlaterng. [?775, owned by Mathias Thir in
1796].
(iv) Wiener Zeitung, 18 June 1791: 'Ferdinand Leidolf ist zu viel bekannt, wegen
seiner guten Arbeit, daB man ihm nichts als gutes nachsagen kann, doch ist es
gewiB, daB eine Violin[e] vor den andern besser ausfallt .. .' [Ferdinand Leidolf is
so well known, on account of his excellent work, that nothing but good can be
said of him; nevertheless it is well known that one violin can turn out better than
others.. .].
(v) Liitgendorffsuggests he may have been the teacher of Wurm: see Hueber.
LEIDOLF, Nikolaus (d. c.1710)
(i) Born in Switzerland (QGW 6887); died c.1710 (Liitgendorff).
(ii) Burger 1673 (Liitgendorff). Married (1, 25 September 1672, parish of St.
Stephan) Johanna Ott, widow of LautenmacherIsaak Ott (QGW 6887) Johanna
had married Ott on 8 February 1654: QGW 6765); (2) Maria Magdalena, born
c.1665, d. 4 February 1733 at 'grosserJordan' [270], Judenpl., the same address as
Jacob andJohann Christoph.
(v) Witness when Beer became a Burgeron 14 January 1681 (Liitgendorff), and
(with Beer) at the marriage of Jacob Fux to Christoph Bartl's widow on 25
November 1691 (QGW7046). Presumably succeeded to Ott's business.
MALDONER, Joseph (c.1780-98)
Lehrunge at his death on 22 June 1798, at allgemeines Krankenhaus.

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NICKEL (or NIGG, NIGGL), Sebastian (b. 1735)
(i) Born Fiissen 10January 1735 (Bletschacher).
(ii) Burger11 May 1782, when he succeeded to P6tz's business; paid Burgertax to
1787 but moved to St. Petersburg in 1788 (Liitgendorff).
(iii) 1786: Unterkammeramt [307], am Hof.
(iv) WienerZeitung, 16 September 1786: Advertised 'mehrere Violinen von guten
Meistern, auf die neueste Art in Grifblittern, Saitenfesten und Schrauben
zugerichtet, mit silbernen Platten mundirt, wie auch eine Violine, eine Laute
und eine Mandora zu verkaufen' [various violins by good makers, fitted with the
latest style of fingerboards, tailpieces and pegs, mounted with silver-plate, and
also a violin, a lute and a mandora for sale].
WienerZeitung, 20 April 1793: Announcement of auction sale on 26 April 1793
at 489 hoher Markt, including instruments by Nickel: a violin (1782), a viola
(1785), a cello (1787) and a violone (1785), as well as instruments byJ.C. Leidolf,
Mathias Thir and others.
NIGGL (or NIGG), Johann Georg (b. 1752)
Brother of Sebastian Nickel.
(i) Born Fiissen 7 February 1752.
(ii) Moved to Vienna in 1787 (all from Drescher).
OSTLER, Franz (1682-1729)
(i) Born Schwangau near Fiissen 4 May 1682 (Bletschacher). Died 17/18 April
1729 (WienerischesDiarium; Litgendorff, Bletschacher and Drescher incorrectly
say 2 July 1729).
(ii) Burger20 March 1706 (Liitgendorff). Married (10/11 January 1706) Maria
Barbara Fuchsin, widow ofJacob Fux (d. 8 October 1705) and Christoph Bartl
(d. 25 November 1691).
(iii) 1729: Fischerstiege.
(v) Probably a pupil or GeselleofJacob Fux.
PAULUS, Joseph
Gesellein 1798 (Haupt).

POSCH, Anton (1677-1742)

(i) Born Vils near Fiissen (QGW 7158, 7335), on 19 February 1677
(Bletschacher). Died 10 April 1742 (Liitgendorf).
(ii) Still a Geselle in 1701 (QGW 7158), Burger20 June 1707 (Liitgendorff), Hoff-
Lautenmacherby 1704. Married ([2: daughter Barbara born c.1697], April 1701,
parish of St. Stephan) Christina Fux, widow of Mathias Fux (QGW 7158), born
c.1662, d. 17 December 1715; (3, 25 May 1716, parish of St. Stephan) (Maria)
Anna Sonnleitner (QGW 7335), born c.1696, d. 15 September 1758 at
'Nicolaer-Haus' [866?], Blutgassel. Daughter Barbara (7) d. 7 November 1704,
son Franz (7) d. 8 June 1725, son Franz (11/) d. 28 October 1727, son Joseph (8)
d. 31 October 1727, daughter Anna (6) d. 16 December 1729; son Anton
Stephan: see below.
(iii) 1704-29: 'Zeugschmidisches Haus' [866? - see Anton Stephan Posch],
Blutgassel.
(v) Supplied viola to Melk Abbey c.1700-10 (Heartz), and 'Due Violini novi di
cinque Corde ... in fodro coperto di pella rossa, si ancora due Prass, consimili di
5. corde pure in un fodro coperto di pelle rossa' [two new violins with five (sic)
strings, in case covered with red leather, and also two violas (?), similarly with 5

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strings in a case covered in red leather], all for 60f, to the Vienna Hofkapelle on
12 March 1705 (Stradner). Witness (with J.C. Leidolf) at marriage of M.M.
Fichtl II on 9 April 1725 (QGW 8276), and (with M.M. Fichtl II) at marriage of
Conrad Werl to daughter of M.M. Fichtl I on 8 February 1728 (QGW 7647).
Presumably a Geselle of Mathias Fux.
POSCH, Anton Stephan (c.1701-49)
Son of and successor to Anton (Liitgendorff).
(i) Died 3 September 1749 (confirmed by QGW 14330).
(ii) Burger 3 June 1733 (Liitgendorff). Adjunct [assistant] to father, as
Hoflautenmacher,1729 (Liitgendorff), and presumably succeeded in 1742. Married
([2: daughter Franziska born c.1731], 25 April 1735, parish of St. Stephan)
(Anna) Catharina Gebertin (QGW7523), born c.1711, d. 22 March 1781 at 866
Blutgassel. Daughter Franziska born c.1731, d. 5 December 1800 at 977 (1008)
Himmelpfortg., daughter Maria Theresia born c.1735, d. 21 May 1787 at 866
Blutg'assel, daughter Maria Anna born c.1741, d. 8 May 1788 at 977 Him-
melpfortg. ('Nickolauerhaus', Blutgissel, where Anton Stephan's stepmother
Maria Anna d. in 1758, was also the address of burgerlichbrass-maker Franz
Leichnamschneider in 1767; conceivably, therefore, Anton Stephan's first wife,
the mother of Franziska, was a sister of Franz Leichnamschneider. 977
Himmelpfortg. was also Kulhavy's address in 1800.)
(iii) 1749: 'Hillebrandisches Haus', Wollzeile.
(iv) Wiener Zeitung, 17 March 1784: Announcement of auction sale at 866
Blutgassel on 23 March 1784, presumably of Posch family effects, including 'ein
Pantalleon, 2 Spineteln, 1 Passetel, mehrere Violinen und Flautraver' [a Pantalon,
2 spinets, 1 cello, several violins and flutes]. According to Heartz, Melk Abbey
had a viola by 'Anton & [sic] Stephan Posch', 1740.
POTZ (or PETZ), Marian (1742-81)
(i) Born Vils near Fiissen 2 February 1742 (Bletschacher); d. 1 December 1781,
in spanisches Spital (Wiener Zeitung, which says he was then aged 34).
(ii) In Vienna by 1760 (Bletschacher). Burger12 February 1774, and succeeded to
J.E Leidolf in that year; in turn, succeeded by Nickel (Liitgendorff).
(iii) 1774: 363 tiefer Graben (Liitgendorff; Bletschacher says 346 but that was
address ofk.k. Arsenal).
(v) Possibly related, if distantly, to Posch family, also originally from Vils.
RADECK, Johann (c.1731-95)
(i) Died 22 March 1795.
(ii) Burger18 September 1779, and paid Burgertax to 1787 (Liitgendorf).
(iii) 1795: 369 tiefer Graben (previously occupied by Hueber, Jakob Fux and
Wurm).
(v) Presumably a pupil of Wurm, since Hueber died in 1772 and Fux was not a
Burgeruntil 1787.
According to Drescher, his will of 17 February 1795 left 50 violin bows and
'Decken' [tables?] each to Wurm, Jakob Fux and Geissenhoff.

REGENSPURGER, Mathias (c.1659-1731)

(i) Died 17 August 1731.
(ii) Burger16 May 1681 (Liitgendorff; Drescher says Beer was a witness); founder
member of guild in 1696 (Liitgendorff). Married (1) Maria, born c.1639, d. 6
June 1708; (2, 2 September 1708, parish of St. Stephan) Anna Elisabeth Ganserin

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(QGW7246, 8184), born c.1687, d. 29 April 1711; (3, 14 August 1711, parishof
St. Michael) Maria (Anna) Kollerin, widow (QGW 8194), born c.1647, d. 31
May 1724 at [483 or 484] Berghof; (4, 30 September 1725) Theresia Kopfin,
born c.1692, d. 29 April 1734 at 'Ruckebaumisches Haus', Hutsteppergassel
[Kramergassel] (occupied until his death in 1723 by HoforgelmacherF J. Romer,
probably a witness at marriage of M.M. Fichtl's daughter in 1719).
(iii) 1708-31: 'Michaeler-Haus' [1182] (called 'Beneficianten-Haus beym
Michaelern' in 1708, and 'Closter-Hofbey St. Michael' in 1731).
(v) Witness at marriage of Sutor on 26June 1712 (QGW8649).

RERICH, Franz Mathias

(i) Born Breslau (QGW9298).
(ii) Married (22 July 1734, parish of St. Leopold) Johanna Christina von
Eisenbach, also from Breslau (QGW 9298).

RUDOLPH, Johann
According to Litgendorff,fl.1770, 1780; not a Burger.

RUIB (or ROIB), Maximilian (d. by 1788)

Perhaps the same as Maximilian HoB (B6B)?
(ii) Burger3 March 1763, 'abwesend' [absent] in 1767 (Liitgendorff). Married (1)
Carolina, born c.1742, d. 7 January 1765; (2) Catharina, born c.1734, d. 30
December 1788 at allgemeines Krankenhaus, when described as C. Russin,
violin-maker's widow. According to Liitgendorff, son-in-law of and successor to
A.N. Bartl (d. 1762).
(iii) 1765: Leopoldstadt, 'Rudorferisches Haus' [365].

SCHUSTER, Johann
According to Litgendorf,fl. 1710, 1758.

SOMMER, Hermann (c.1660-1720)

(i) Died 15 May 1720, when described as 'gew[esen]' [retired].
(iii) 1720: untern Feldern, vor der Stadt.

STADLMANN (or STADELMANN, STADLMAYR)

Daniel Achatius was the father of Johann Joseph, but there is contradictory
information about the next generation. According to Haupt, Michael Ignaz was a
son of Johann Joseph, but Walter Senn (MGG, article 'Stadlmann') says that
papers relating to the estate of Johann Joseph name Johann Michael, burgerl.
Geigenmacherand cousin or nephew ofJohann Joseph, as his next of kin, Johann
Joseph having died childless (Senn also suggests that Johann Michael and Michael
Ignaz were the same person, but that seems most unlikely since the two men
appear to have had different addresses). Anton was presumably related in some
way; Apollonia Stadelmanin, born c.1656, d. 13 September 1743 at the Hofspital,
may have been Daniel Achatius's mother (and grandmother of Johann Joseph);
Ignaz Stadlmann, k.k. Hof- und Kammermusicus,born c.1714, d. 24 February 1753
at 564 Landskrong., was perhaps a brother of Johann Joseph (same address) and
hence another son of Daniel Achatius; Theresia Stadlmann, born c.1712, d. 28
April 1785 when she was described as 'pens. k.k. Hofmusik. Wit[we]' was
probably Ignaz's wife: she was at 564 Landskrong. on 26 February 1753 when her
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STADLMANN, Anton
Liitgendorff lists a violin labelled 'Antoni Stadlmann 1783'.
STADLMANN, Daniel Achatius (c.1680-1744)
(i) Born Goisern, Oberosterreich (QGW7234); d. 27 October 1744.
(ii) Burger 5 August 1707 (Liitgendorff). Married (August 1707, parish of St.
Stephan) Maria Elisabeth Kramer, daughter of Heinrich Kramer (QGW 7234).
Daughter Anna (3 months) d. 13 July 1708, son Joseph Adam baptised 12 April
1711, d. 13 September 1713, son Johann (3) d. 17 June 1731, son Anton (7) d.
10 April 1732; son Johann Joseph: see below; son (?) Ignaz: see above.
(iii) 1708: 'Eisenhutisches Haus', beym Arsenal [Arsenal = 346]. 1713: '3 weisse
Lilien', Bauernmarkt. 1731-2: 'Nicklisches Haus', Wallerstr. 1744: 'Moserisches
Haus', Wildwerkerstr. [Wipplingerstr.].

STADLMANN, Johann Joseph (c.1720-81)

Son of Daniel Achatius (QGW8423).
(i) Died 27 December 1781.
(ii) Burger 15 December 1745 (though described as 'bgl. Lautenmacher' on 10
November 1745); 'Hof' by 1750 (Liitgendorff). Married (10 November 1745,
parish of St. Michael) Maria Anna Hinterkirchner (QGW8423), born c.1731 (so
only c.14 at her marriage!), d. 6 November 1787 at 986 Himmelpfortg., when
described as the widow of k.k. Hoflautenmacher.Son Joseph (1) d. 25 May 1748;
son (?) Michael Ignaz: see below.
(iii) 1745: 'Gatterburgisches Haus', beim roten Turm [751 Haarmarkt] (QGW
8423). 1748: 'weisses Rossel' [433], Salzgries. 1781: 564 Winterg. [Landskrong.].
(iv) Wiener Zeitung, 9 October 1793: A small harp 'vom alten Stadelmann' (so
possibly by Daniel Achatius) was advertised by Traeg.
Tank, Valk6 I and Valk6 II list various bills to Eszterhiza, 1765-73, including
repairs, new strings and frets to a baryton, and bow re-haired (20 March 1765);
new frets, bridge and strings for a viola da gamba, and a baryton bow with screw
tightening (September 1765; the bill clearly distinguishes between the 'Gampa'
and the 'Pariton'); close-and open-wound strings for the baryton (6 January
1767); a cello bow, and new frets, bridge and strings for a violone (12 January
1769); wire-wound violone strings: 2f for the (low) A and 2f 30xr for the F (6
April 1770); more violone strings: 24xr for the (high) A, 36 xr for the F#, If for
the D (25 September 1770); and mutes (25 September 1770). Radant and
Landon continue the bills to 1779, though the details should be treated with
caution because some bills appear to have been mis-transcribed: for example 8
violin G's for 16xr, 2 viola C's for 15xr and 3 viola G's for 1f 30xr (19 July 1775)
is hard to believe. The same bill includes harp strings and quotes 42xr for 'a new
violone bow with new hair' (surely the cost of re-hairing, not the bow itself);
later ones include a cello bridge for 34xr, a cello mute for 34xr, cello strings: 6
Italian A's for lf 30xr and 6 locally made ones for 30xr, and violin strings: 3 D's
and 3 A's for 18xr (17 August 1775); 6 violin mutes for 48xr (22 September
1775); re-stringing a mandolin (23 December 1776); repairs to a 'Gremonese'
violin (14 January 1777); repairing and re-stringing two cellos (3 February 1777);
a violone mute for lf8xr (7 May 1777); violin strings: 7 E's and 5 A's for 43xr (16
January 1778); more violin strings: 6 G's for 30xr, viola strings: 2 C's for 14 xr, 4
G's for 20xr, 2 D's for 8 xr and 2 A's for 6xr, and cello strings: a C for 24xr, a G
for 17xr, a D for 7xr and 2 A's for 10xr (14 February 1778); two violin bows with
screw-tightening for If each (28 April 1778); 3 cello D's for 24xr (21 October

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1778); a violone (high) A for 30xr (23 August 1779); and two 'ordinary' violin
bows for 27xr each (sic) (26 November 1779).

STADLMANN, Johann Michael

Cousin or nephew ofJohann Joseph (MGG).
(ii) K.k. by 1777, Burgerby 1781 (MGG). Daughter Theresia (1) d. 28 February
1777.
(iii) 1777: Neustift 24.
STADLMANN, Michael Ignaz (?c.1746-1813)
Son ofJohann Joseph, according to Haupt.
(i) Died 10 March 1813 of'Schleimschlag' (Wiener Zeitung says aged 57 at death,
which would make him only c.16 when he became a Burger,so perhaps '57' is a
misprint for '67' and he was born c.1746).
(ii) Burger 9 May 1772, and paid Burger tax to 1787 (Liitgendorff).
Hoflautenmachergehilfe in 1773 according to Drescher; Adjunct [assistant]to Johann
Joseph from 1776 according to Liitgendorff. Unsuccessful applications for Court
position in 1792, 1793 and 1797, but finally appointed in 1805 (Haupt), though
signed himself 'k.k. Hoff Lauten und Geigenmacher' on bills to Eszterhaza,
1781-2. Hojkapellmusicus22 February 1789, as bass player (Haupt). Wife Elisabeth
born c.1755, d. 29 March 1808 at 1201 (1270) Wasserkunstbastey.
(iii) 1772: 'grosses Preuerhaus' [= 'von Breunerisches Haus', 1141?], Dorotheerg.
(Liitgendorfi). 1794-1808: 230 (460) Seitzerhof (Haupt). 1813: 891 (876) Kumpfg.
(iv) Bills to Eszterhiza 1781-2, for repairs and strings, and for an 'ordinary'
violone bow for lf 17xr (6 September 1781) (Valko II).
(v) Will of 1808 left money to Anton Thir and Ambrosius Bogner (Drescher).
STAUFER, Johann Georg (1778-1853)
(i) Born 26 January 1778 (Haupt), d. 24 January 1853 (Liitgendorff).
(ii) Burger20 July 1800 (Haupt; Liitgendorff says 20 June).
(iii) 1800: 393 (150) Wipplingerstr. [hohe Briicke] (Lutgendorff, Haupt).
(v) Made arpeggione, for which Schubert wrote his sonata in 1824 (Haupt).
Pupil of Geissenhoff, and took over business of Ignaz Bartl in 1800 (Haupt).
STURZER, Hans Michl
Liitgendorfflists a Johann Michael Stiirzer of Breslau (lute dated 1729); Drescher
says it is unclear whether this was the same man.
(ii) Married (16 August 1702, parish of St. Michael) Agatha Rauch (QGW
8162).
SUPPER, - (d. by 1740)
BurgerlicherLautenmacher,whose widow Maria Theresia marriedJ.G. Thir on 10
January 1740 (QGW8381).
SUTOR, Johann Martin (c.1684-1758)
(i) (Schaal says born Poisdorf, but this is a misreading of QGW 8649, which says
Maria Susanna born there.) Died 25 April 1758.
(ii) Paid Burgertax 1749-58, previously a Geselle of M.M. Fichtl II (Liitgendorff;
though described as 'bgl. Lautenmacher' in 1714). Married (26 June 1712, parish
of St. Ulrich, witnesses included Regenspurger) Maria Susanna Gromanin
(QGW 8649). Son Stephan Michael Mathias baptised 22 February 1713 at St.
Ulrich (QGW 10131, which names mother Anna Maria), [twin] son Christian
(1?4) d. 6 May 1714.

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(iii) 1712 (QGW 8649) - 14: St. Ulrich, 'grine Weintraube' ['grosse Weintraube'
= 37, 'goldene Weintraube' = 42]. 1758: Spitalberg, '3 Binden' [92].
THIR (DIRR, DURR, THIER, THIRR)
A common name in Vienna, so it is difficult to be sure about relationships.
Mathias was probably the father of Anton; Liitgendorff suggests Johann Georg
may have been Mathias's brother (they shared the same address for a time, so
surely must have been related, although there was a difference of 25 years in their
ages and they seem to have been born in different regions of Germany). The
Johann Michael and Anna Dier whose bankrupt stock, including 'ein sch6nes
Forte piano, ein Passetel, 3 Violin[en]' [a beautiful fortepiano, a cello, 3 violins],
was sold at the Trattnerhof in 1795 (Wiener Zeitung, 4 July 1795), may also have
been related. Drescher suggests Geissenhoff's wife was a sister of Johann Georg,
which is unlikely although she could perhaps have been a sister of Mathias;
Bletschacher suggests Dallinger's wife was Johann Georg's daughter, which also
seems unlikely although she too might have been a sister of Mathias.

THIR, Anton (c.1765-1837)

According to Liitgendorf and Bletschacher, son of and successor to Mathias.
(i) Haupt says born PreBburg [Bratislava],but Bletschacher says it was a different
Anton Thir who was born in PreBburg in 1767 (Drescher wonders whether the
two were really different, but according to Valk6 I an Anton Thir, bgl.
Geigenmacherof PreBburg, repaired violins and supplied strings to Eszterhaza on 3
March 1767: perhaps he was the father of the Anton Thir born in PreBburg that
year). Died 29 December 1837 (Liitgendorff, Haupt).
(ii) Burger22 April 1790 (Wiener Zeitung, 15 May 1790).
(iii) 1790: 489 [hoher Markt].
(v) Drescher suggests he may previously have worked for Geissenhoff (who
succeeded to Johann Georg's business), since there are violins with both their
labels. Inherited money from M.I. Stadlmann.

THIR, Georg
According to Bletschacher, fl. Vienna, 1770-90. Probably the same as Johann
Georg (see below).
THIR, Johann Georg (c.1709-79)
(i) According to QGW 8381, born Brenn, Bavaria, but Bletschacher wonders if
this is a misreading of Prim, near Fussen. Died 29 March 1779.
(ii) Burger1 September 1738 (Liitgendorff), but described as 'gew[esen]' [retired]
at his death. Married (10 January 1740, parish of St. Michael) Maria Theresia,
widow of burgl.LautenmacherSupper (QGW 8381), born c.1693, d. 5 May 1786
at 922 Singerstr.
(iii) 1740: 'Vorreiterisches Haus' [950], Franziskanerpl. (QGW 8381). 1779: 922
Singerstr.
(iv) WienerZeitung,20 May 1795: Announcement of auction sale on 28 May 1795 at
615 Bischofg., including a viola 'vom alten Thir' (and a cello 'vom alten Leydolf').
(v) Haydn had a viola d'amore by J.G. Thir, 1779, which is now in the
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (Bletschacher). Melk Abbey had a cello by
J.G. Thir, 1775 (Heartz). According to Lutgendorff, succeeded by (Mathias's
brother-in-law?) Geissenhoffin 1781, who must have taken over some unfinished
instruments, for there are some still labelled 'Joannes Georgius Thir' with dates
up to 1791 (there is one in a private collection in London).

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THIR, Johann (1773-1813 or later)
Born 1773 (Bletschacher); co-chairman of guild in 1813 (Haupt).

THIR, Mathias (?1736-1806)

(i) According to Haupt, born Schonborn; Bletschacher quotes Haupt but says
probably born 12 December 1736 in Birnbaum bei Trachgau (but WienerZeitung
says aged 65 at his death). Died 10 May 1806 (Haupt says 11 May, of'Brand')
(ii). Burger 17 March 1770 (Liitgendorff), chairman of guild 1803-6 (Haupt).
Married (2, if really father of Anton) Theresia, born c.1757, d. 25 July 1790; (3)
Elisabeth, who survived him (Haupt). Son Wenzel (1) d. 7 September 1778,
daughter Theresia (20) d. 15 January 1802; probably the father of Anton.
(iii) 1770: Himmelpfortg. (Haupt). 1778: 1115 Krautg. 1790-1802: 922
Singerstr. 1806: 871 (936) Singerstr. (Haupt). (Gerold lists 'Math. Thier' as the
owner of 775 (719), 871 (936) and 922 (945), and 'Matthias Thiir' as the owner
of 431 (400) Fischerstiege, in 1796.)
(iv) Wiener Zeitung, 20 April 1793: Announcement of auction sale on 26 April
1793 at 489 hoher Markt, including a cello by Mathias Thir (and instruments by
J.C. Leidolf, Nickel and others).
(WienerischesDiarium, 16 February 1774, announced auction at 1115 Krautg. on
21 February 1774, which may have included Mathias Thir's property although it
was described as a sale of 'deceased's effects', including 'ein Positiv mit 5
Register[n] . . . dann ein Leyendeckerische Clavierfluge dessen FuB in einem
Kasten von 12 Schubladen zu den Musikalien bestehet' [a 5-rank chamber organ
... and a harpsichord by Leydecker whose stand consists of a chest of 12 drawers
for music].)
(v) Supplied a cello to Eszterhaza for 6 duc. [27f] in September 1783 (Valk6 II).
WEIB, Anton (c.1709-65)
(i) Died 27 July 1765.
(ii) Geselleat his death.
(iii) 1765: 'Stadtanwaltisches Haus' [396], hohe Briicke.
(v) Presumably employed by widow ofJ.C. Leidolf (same address).
WERL (WEHRL, WERLL, WOHRL, WORL)
Conrad was the son-in-law of M.M. Fichtl I and the father of Johann, and
presumably the brother ofJoseph Werl, string maker.
WERL, Conrad (1697-1771)
(i) Born Vils near Fissen (QGW 7647) on 26 November 1697 (Bletschacher); d.
30 May 1771.
(ii) Burger8 March 1728 (Liitgendorff). Married (1, 8 February 1728, parish of
St. Stephan, witnesses Anton Posch and M.M. Fichtl II) Regina Gertrud
Fichtlin, daughter of the late Martin Mathias Fichtl I (QGW7647), born c.1696,
d. 8 April 1749; (2, December 1749, parish of St. Stephan, witness brother (?)
Joseph Werl, string maker) Maria Larenbecher (QGW 7639); (3) Regina, born
c.1698, d. 17 May 1765; (4) Theresia, born c.1744, d. 13 November 1788 at
Leopoldstadt 382 (just described as widow of burg. GeigenmacherWerl, so could
possibly have been Johann's widow). Son Anton (3) d. 6 March 1736, daughter
Anna (31) d. 1 December 1763; sonJohann: see below.
(iii) 1736-49: 'St. Nicola', Judenpl. (where widow of M.M. Fichtl I died, 1742).
1763-71: Leopoldstadt, 'Saitenmacherisches Haus'. (Widow (?) Theresia d. at
382, but 'Saitenmacherisches Haus' was probably 386, owned by string maker

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Franz Miihlfeld in 1774, and probably previously owned by Joseph Werl; Gerold
confirms that 386 was still owned by the Miihlfeld family in 1796.)
(v) Witness at the marriage of (brother-in-law) Martin Mathias Fichtl II on 9 July
1748 (QGW7916). Presumably a pupil ofJ.A. or M.M. Fichtl II.

WERL, Johann
According to Liitgendorff, son of Conrad (hence grandson of M.M. Fichtl I),
Burger23 Dec. 1768, gave up business in 1776, d. after 1785.

WIEDERHOFFER, Mathias
(Bletschacher suggests he may be the same as Mathias Wiedenhofer, who came
from Fiissen.)
(ii) Married Eva Christina; daughter Francisca Anna Johanna baptised 1 April
1721, at St. Ulrich (QGW 10327).
(iii) 1721: Neubau, 'burgundisches Kreutz' [149 in c.1790] (QGW 10327).

WURM, Philipp Jakob (c.1729-1803)

(i) Died 11 October 1803.
(ii) Burger9 May 1772, and paid Burgertax to 1775 (Liitgendorff). Wife Johanna
born c.1745, d. 23 May 1804 at allgemeines Krankenhaus. Son Anton (14) d. 2
June 1792.
(iii) 1772: 369 tiefer Graben (same as Hueber, and later occupied by Jakob Fux
and Radeck) (Liitgendorff). 1792-1803: Mariahilf70 (83).
(v) Presumably succeeded to Hueber's business (same address)though according to
Liitgendorff his instruments show stylistic affinities with those ofJ.F. Leidolf (perhaps
because Hueber was a pupil of Leidolf). Business passed to Jakob Fux (again same
address)in 1787 (Liitgendorff);but Wurm and his wife seem to have carried on the
business, since according to Drescher, Kulhavy succeeded them in 1805.

HARPS
Four specialist makers are known, though J. J. or D. A. Stadlmann apparently
made harps as well, and Kreutzmayr was described as a 'Lautenmacher' at his
death. All four lived in the suburbs, and none of them was a Burger,in fact only
one (Reder) was schutzverwandt.Lobenstein even had to to take a part-time job as
a hospital nurse for a few years, to make ends meet.

HOFFMANN, Joseph (c.1755-1822)

(i) Died 5 November 1822.
(ii) Wife Anna survived him.
(iii) 1803-22: Wieden 70 (184), 'goldene Kugel'. (All from Haupt.)
KREUTZMAYR (or CREUTZMAYR), Mathias (c.1705-68)
(i) Died 4 September 1768 (when, unlike other occasions, described as a
'Lautenmacher').
(ii) Wife Elisabeth born c.1705, d. 23 June 1763. Daughter Francisca (1?/4) d. 19
December 1736, daughter Theresia (2) d. 12 October 1743.
(iii) 1736: Lerchenfeld, 'goldener Pfau' [70]. 1743: Neustift, '3 Pomeranzen' [23
in c.1790]. 1763: Neubau, 'grosser Brunn' [138 in c.1790]. 1768: Mariahilf,
'goldener Ritter' ['Ritter St. Georg' = 108].

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LOBENSTEIN, Anton (c.1739-1801)
(i) Died 21 July 1801.
(iii) 1786: Mariahilf 89. 1789: Ungerg. [Landstrasse]59, '[Priestliches Kranken-]
Instituthaus'. 1801: Landstrasse427 (239).
(iv) WienerZeitung, 7 October 1786: 'Unterzeichneter giebt sich die Ehre . . . zu
benachrichtigen, daB er einen betrachtlichen Vorrath an verschiedenen von ihm
verfertigten Harpfen habe ...' [the undersigned has the honour ... to announce
that he has a considerable stock of harps, of various types and made by himself].
WienerZeitung, 18 March 1789: 'Anton Lobenstein, Harfenmacher, giebt sich die
Ehre, einer hohen Noblesse sowohl, als dem verehrungswiirdigsten Publikum
hiemit gehorsamst die Nachricht zu ertheilen, daB er zugleich als Krankenwarter
bey dem geistl. Krankeninstitute von Maria Hilf, in der Ungergasse ... gezogen
ist. Er verhoft auch allda nicht nur guten Absatz seiner schon vorrathigen
Instrumenten, sondern auch neue Bestellungen aller Gattungen zu erhalten, und
dies um so mehr, zumal seine Arbeit bisher immer mit volkommener
Zufriedenheit aufgenommen wurde .. .' [Anton Lobenstein, harp maker, allows
himself the honour to announce most dutifully herewith to the nobility and most
respected public that he has removed to the Mariahilf hospital for the priesthood
in the Ungergasse, where he is working as a nurse. He hopes there, too, not only
to achieve a good sale of his present stock of instruments, but also to receive new
orders for all types, the more so because his work has in the past always been
received with complete satisfaction.]
However, Lobenstein was described only as a 'Harfenmacher' at his death (at a
different address), so his business must have prospered again.
(v) Perhaps a pupil of Kreutzmayr, who lived very close in 1768.

REDER, Heinrich (c.1726-83)

(i) Died 16 December 1783.
(ii) Described as schutzverwandtin 1771, but not in 1783. Daughter Corona (18)
d. 21 June 1771.
(iii) 1771: St. Ulrich, '3 weisse Lowen' ['weisser Lowe' = 10]. 1783:
Strozzischergrund [= Josephstadt?] 76.

STRING MAKERS
Several makers of stringed instruments also made, or at least supplied, strings:
Elisabeth Leidolf, JJ. and M.I. Stadlmann (also Anton Thir of PreBburg); note
also that Joseph Werl was presumably the brother of Conrad Werl. There was
evidently a small but strong guild, to which the majority of those listed belonged.

BAHR, Joseph
(ii) Schutzverwandtby 1800. Son Anton (2) d. 3 September 1800.
(iii) 1800: Himmelpfortgrund 9 (5).

EBERL, Franz
(ii) Burgerby 1737, but not so described in 1722. Wife Magdalena born c.1689, d.
22 March 1737. Daughter Anna (1/4) d. 26 August 1722
(iii) 1722: Neustift, '2 weisse Lowen' [20 in c.1790]. 1737: Lerchenfeld, own house.
(v) Presumably a pupil or partner of Fischer, of the same address (see below).

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FISCHER, Conrad (c.1691-1731)
(i) Died 11 April 1731.
(ii) Burgerby his death.
(iii) 1731: Neustift, '2 wiesse L6wen' [20 in c.1790].
(v) Perhaps a pupil of S. Schmidt, whose brother (?) M. Schmid also lived in
Neustift (same address?).

FRIDL, Andreas (d. by 1796)

(ii) Burgerby 1758. Wife Elisabeth described as widow of Geigen-Saitenmacher
[violin-string maker] on 11 October 1804 when her daughter Theresia (23) died,
at Josephstadt 130 (143). Son Christoph (1%) d. 7 May 1758; Simon Friedel,
listed by Gerold as the owner ofJosephstadt 130 (143) in 1796, was presumably
also a son; probably Franz Xaver Fridl was another.
(iii) 1758: Josephstadt, own house [surely 130].
FRIDL, Franz Xaver (d. after 1796 but by 1805)
Son of Andreas?
(ii) Burger by 1795. Wife Maria Anna, born c.1761, d. 26 February 1805, as
widow, at Landstrasse398 (248), then her own house.
(iii) 1795 - 96 (Gerold): Landstrasse398 (248), own house.
(iv) Wiener Zeitung, 2 December 1795: 'Maria Anna Fridl macht einem hohen
Adel und schatzbares Publikum hiermit zu wissen, daB sie, nachdem ihr Ehrgatte,
Franz Xav. Fridl, biirgerl. Saitenmacher, von hier seit einigen Wochen entwichen,
dieses Gewerb mit Vorwissen und Einwilligung eines lobl. Stadtmagistrats fort zu
fuhren gedanke, und sich daher mit einem hinlanglichen Vorrath aller Gattungen
'
von Saiten bereits vorgesehen habe . . [Maria Anna Fridl hereby informs the
nobility and valued public that, following the departure of her husband Franz
Xav. Fridl, burgerlichstring maker, from here several weeks ago, she intends to
continue this business with the prior permission of the Hon. City Magistrature.
She has already laid in a sufficient stock of all types of strings.]

GIAJATI, Franz
(ii) Son Franz (1/) d. 2 February 1724.
(iii) 1712: Neubau, 'Lidlisches Haus'.
(v) May have worked for Katzinger (same address?).
GIATE (or GLATE?), Joseph
(ii) Wife Anna born c.1711, d. 18 May 1754.
(iii) 1754: Leopoldstadt, 'schwarzer Adler' [219].
(v) Perhaps worked for Werl, who lived nearby.
GIEBER, Johann (c.1742-1805)
(i) Died 1 June 1805.
(ii) Burgerat his death.
(iii) 1805: Gumpendorf 61 (56), own house [but Gerold says house owned in
1796 by one Franz Huber].

GUMPERT, Gottfrid (c.1659-1709)

(i) Died 2 February 1709.
(iii) 1709: Lichtenthal (same address as Trab?).

GUBMANN, Joseph
(ii) Daughter Paulina (1H) d. 28 August 1719, son Franz (6) d. 24 October 1726.

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(iii) 1719: Neubau. 1726: Laimgrube, 'Kramerisches Haus'.
(v) May have worked for Katzinger (same address in Neubau?).

KATZINGER (or KATZINGER, KOTZINGER),Johann (c.1667-1742)

(i) Died 13 January 1742.
(ii) Daughter Helena (1I) d. 21 August 1722, son Franz (9 weeks) d. 23
September 1723, daughter Barbara (9) d. 28 October 1737.
(iii) 1722-3: Neubau, 'wilder Mann' [129 in c.1790]. 1737-42: Neubau,
'Kartenmahlerisches Haus' (same as previous address?).

KLENER, Johann Michael

(ii) Burgerby 1753. Wife Margaretha born c.1703, d. 11 April 1753. Daughter
Regina (6) d. 15 June 1731.
(iii) 1731: Thury, 'blaue Weintraube' [= Himmelpfortgrund 6?]. 1753:
Himmelpfortgrund, 'blaue Weintraube' [6].

KNIPPEL,Johann (c.1723-58)
(i) Died 8 April 1758.
(ii) Burgerby his death.
(iii) 1758: Wieden, 'Messerschmidisches Haus'.

MUHLFELD, Franz (c.1732-74)

(i) Died 8 December 1774.
(ii) Burger by his death. Franz Miihlfelt, listed by Gerold as the owner of
Leopoldstadt 386 (490) in 1796, was probably a son.
(iii) 1774: Leopoldstadt 386, own house.
(v) Probably successor to Joseph Werl (same address?).

PELLER, Wenzl.
(ii) Burgerby 1776.
(iii) 1776 - 96 (Gerold): Lerchenfeld, 'Konig David' [84 (132)] (own house in
1796: Gerold).
(v) Supplied 200 strings at 3xr each to Eszterhaza, June 1776 (Radant and
Landon).

PRINZ, Joseph (c.1733-68)

(i) Died 19 July 1768.
(ii) Burgerby his death.
(iii) 1768: Thury, own house [probably 42, listed by Gerold as owned in 1796 by
Sophia Prinzin].
(v) Possibly a pupil of Klener, who lived nearby.

PRUCKER, Wolfgang (c.1731-95)

(i) Died 13 December 1795.
(ii) Schutzverwandtby his death. Wife Josepha survived him; daughter Josepha (4)
d. 4 December 1796.
(iii) 1795: Magdalenagrund 3 (35) (osepha still there in 1796).
RIEDL, Johann (d. by 1792)
(ii) Biirgerby 1762. Married (1) Anna, born c.1723, d. 6 August 1762; (2) Maria
Anna, born c.1739, d. 3 June 1792 as widow, at Oberneustift 64.
(iii) 1762: Neustift, 'guter Hirt' [37 in c.1790].

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RUCKHARD, Mathias (c.1705-33)
(i) Died 4 March 1733.
(ii) Geselleat his death.
(iii) 1733: Neustift, '2 Lowen' ['2 weisse Lowen' = 20 in c.1790].
(v) Presumably employed by Eberl or Fischer (same address).

SCHMID, Melchior (c.1653-1713)

(i) Died 4Jan. 1713.
(iii) 1713: Neustift (same address as Eberl and Fischer?).
(v) Perhaps brother of S. Schmid, who as Burgerwould then be more likely to
have taught Fischer.

SCHMID, Stephan (c.1664-1710)

(i) Died 6 April 1710.
(ii) Burgerby his death.
(iii) 1710: Wahringergasse.

SIGL, Johann
Described himself as 'Satten Macher in Wien', when he supplied violin strings to
Eisenstadt on 19 February 1769 (Tank); had presented another bill on 1 January
1769 (Valk6 II).

TRAB, Johann
(ii) Wife Theresia born c.1665, d. 24 November 1707.
(iii) 1707: Lichtenthal (same address as Gumpert?).

WERL, Joseph (c.1701-59)

GeigenmacherConrad Werl, at whose marriage
Presumably brother of burgerlicher
on 2 December 1749 he was a witness (QGW7639).
(i) Died 19 January 1759.
(ii) Burgerby 1748. Wife Anna born c.1699, d. 10 April 1748.
(iii) 1748-59: Leopoldstadt, own house [= 'Saitenmacherisches Haus', where
Conrad Werl lived 1763-71? = 386, owned by Miihlfeld in 1774?].

WIEDER, Johann Michael

(ii) Burgerby 1794. Daughter Theresia (6) d. 5 December 1794.
(iii) 1794: WeiBgarber 65.
(v) Perhaps a pupil ofF. X. Fridl, who lived fairly close.

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