50°15'14.454"N, 12°24'21.314"E - Luby, Czech Republic
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N 50° 15.241 E 012° 24.355
33U E 315082 N 5570092
The region of violin-makers
Waymark Code: WMH85D
Location: Karlovarský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 06/05/2013
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The information board about Czech-German region with a long tradition of violinmaking.
The tradition of violinmaking in Luby most probably started as early as the late 16th century. With the development of mining in Horní Luby, not only miners were comming to town, but also musicians. Making musical instruments was a side income in times of low profits from mining. This era however is not documented as the town with its archive was destroyed in a fire in November 1739. Saved was only the registry from 1698, where the oldest existing instrument is documented – a violin from Jan Adam Pöpel from 1664. Today this instrument is kept in the museum of Nuernberg. Another record of an early violinmaker is from 1721 – Elias Placht was considered the founder of the violinmaking school of Luby. In the mean time the production of musical instruments is extended to neighbouring towns of Markneukirchen and Klingental.
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