Franz Albert Nürnberger II (1854–1931) is regarded as one of the greatest German

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s. He was trained in bowmaking by his father Franz Albert I (1826–1894), son of Karl Gottlieb, in

Markneukirchen Markneukirchen () is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany, close to the Czech Republic, Czech border. It lies in the Elster Mountains (part of the Fichtel Mountains), southeast of Plauen, and northeast of Aš (Czech Republic) ...

. Albert Nürnberger established his own shop around 1880. He trained his son, Carl Albert (1885–1971), who also used his brand. Unfortunately the later workshop bows also used the same brand. Before World War I (and after as well, until death of Albert II in 1931) Nürnberger and W. E. Hill & Sons were of the same competing standard, the best workshops in the world. His bows are highly sought after. Original "Albert Nürnberger" bows, made before 1931 are rarer, of a higher standard and highly priced. "He is known to have exported bows to the US, where the

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shop represented him as "the greatest modern bow maker" (c. 1912).

Eugène Ysaÿe Eugène-Auguste Ysaÿe (; 16 July 185812 May 1931) was a Belgian virtuoso violinist, composer, and conductor. He was regarded as "The King of the Violin", or, as Nathan Milstein put it, the "tsar". Early years Born in Liège, Ysaÿe began ...

, Jan Kubelik,

Fritz Kreisler Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian-born American violinist and composer. One of the most noted violin masters of his day, he was known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing, with marked por ...

and later

David Oistrakh David Fyodorovich Oistrakh (; – 24 October 1974) was a Soviet Russian violinist, List of violists, violist, and Conducting, conductor. He was also Professor at the Moscow Conservatory, People's Artist of the USSR (1953), and Laureate of the ...

used these bows and considered them equal to bows by the old masters. Of course they all had more than one good bow in their collection(s)."Filimonov Fine Violins
/ref> Gennady Filimonov (2007)

References

* Die Geigen und Lautenmacher - by Lutgendorff, Frankfurt 1922 *Encyclopedia of the Violin - Alberto Bachmann * * * *Deutsche Bogenmacher-German Bow Makers Klaus Grunke, Hans Karl Schmidt, Wolfgang Zunterer 2000

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1854 births 1931 deaths Bow makers German luthiers People from Markneukirchen {{Germany-music-bio-stub