Simon Straub (1662 - 1730) was a German violin maker and

luthier A luthier ( ; AmE also ) is a craftsperson who builds or repairs string instruments that have a neck and a sound box. The word "luthier" is originally French and comes from the French word for lute. The term was originally used for makers o ...

. He was born in

Friedenweiler Friedenweiler is a town in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is 10 km north of Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt () is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Bad ...

and spent most of his life in Langenordnach. Simon Straub is considered one of the most significant violin makers of the ''Alemannische Schule'' (Alemannic school) in

Black Forest The Black Forest (german: Schwarzwald ) is a large forested mountain range in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, bounded by the Rhine Valley to the west and south and close to the borders with France and Switzerland. It is t ...

. He was a member of the Straub-Dynasty, a family of luthiers for 9 generations. One of his violins was used by

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...

and is part of the

Beethoven House The Beethoven House (German: ''Beethoven-Haus'') in Bonn, Germany, is a memorial site, museum and cultural institution serving various purposes. Founded in 1889 by the Beethoven-Haus association, it studies the life and work of composer Ludwig van ...

exhibition.

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Geigenmacher im Hochschwarzwald (German)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Straub, Simon 1662 births 1730 deaths German luthiers People from Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald