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Danke! Danke! Danke! I am very curious about the people who worked for PGH Sinfonia. Do you know more names? Thank you!

Example: http://rutmansviolins.com/product/1321/

Was being independent illegal in the DDR?

Dear Udo,

Thank you for your time. Do you know if Ehrfried Wunderlich worked for a co-operative, like MUSIMA? If not, how did some luthiers work as independent luthiers in the DDR?

Danke schoen!

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PS: for example, did Ehrfried Wunderlich work for a co-operative?

Dear Udo,

Danke schoen! Can you please tell me who worked for Demusa? How many luthiers were at Demusa? I am interested in those luthiers who worked in Markneukirchen after 1945 and before 1989.

Thank you!

Danke schoen!

Guten tag! Can you please tell me more about Joachim Wunderlich of Markneukirchen? Here is a photo of a 1955 violin: http://www.ifshinviolins.com/Portals/3/ifshin_siteImages/FineInstruments/Violins/Wunderlich11924.jpg 1) was he independent? if not, what company did he work for in Markneukirchen? 2) ...

Dear Udo, Thank you so much for your quick response. I asked this question because of your earlier comment that you understand that G. A. Pfretschner sold the viola I presented earlier on this thread. However, it seems that it was sold later sometime between 1953 and 1970. Is there is list of master...

Guten Tag,

I understand that the Pfretzschners' atelier was a part of PGH Sinfonia and VEB Musima until 1989. Can anyone tell me the history of the G. A. Pfretzschner company between 1946 and 1989? Does anyone know who the violin makers who worked there were?

Danke schoen!

Guten tag Udo, Thank you so much - this is very helpful! I have better photos, but this site has a low limit. Is there a good way to send these larger photos for your viewing? Should I send it to your personal email? Also, I am sure that the words GERMANY (USSR OCCUPIED) were added later on the edge...

Here is part of a Stadlmair Company ad from 1925.

We know that violins from Markneukirchen were imported into the USA around 1927 under the label "Gustav Fedor Heberlein" by the Henry Stadlmair Company of New York. However, this viola has the additional words GERMANY (USSR OCCUPIED), which means it was imported after the war and probably after 1953...

Here is the scroll

Here is the back view

Guten tag Entschuldigen Sie, aber mein Deutsch ist nicht gut. Ich möchte in Englisch zu sprechen. I bought this viola of 400mm in the US with a label that says: Gustav Fedor Heberlein Jr. Markneukirchen 1925 Made in Germany reproduction of Antonius Stradivarius GERMANY(USSR OCCUPIED) The GERMANY (US...