Violin by Harry Stoutenburgh, West Hurley, NY (1946). Click for more details. Stoutenburgh made his first violin at age 14. He worked as an auto mechanic and operated his own garage. Self-taught as an instrument maker, he began making and repairing violins full-time ca 1935. His model was based on a 1720 Strad. Another point of interest was his use of local woods. Stoutenburgh made about 100 violins and violas, and perhaps one ‘cello.
Cello by SIR: Stöhr Illner Riedl, Baiersdorf – Igelsdorf, West Germany (1987). Click for more details
Violin by Emile Germain, Paris (1888). Click for more details
Violin by H. Wilson, Whitby, England (1884). Click for more details
Violin by Bert Goodwin, Rochester, NY (1928). Click for more details
Born near Canterbury, England, Goodwin learned violin repair from his grandfather, John Lucas. He was active in Rochester, NY by 1903, where he built “Dolphin” Strad and Guarneri models and developed his own oil varnish. Goodwin used woods from the Adirondack Mountains, and was known for fine workmanship. Output: More than 200 violins; 4 violas; 2 ‘cellos. He included a brand on the back plate. (From T.J. Wenberg’s The Violin Makers of the United States, Mount Hood Publishing, Mount Hood, Oregon, 1986)