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Fridolin Hamma

Fridolin Hamma was an influential German luthier from Stuttgart who authored two seminal reference books on violins:

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Fridolin Hamma
Born(1881-09-17)17 September 1881
Died9 October 1969(1969-10-09) (aged 88)
OccupationLuthier
ChildrenWalter

Fridolin Hamma (17 September 1881 – 9 October 1969) was an influential German luthier from Stuttgart who authored two seminal reference books on violins:1

  1. Meisterwerke italienischer Geigenbaukunst (Italian Violin Masterpieces) (1st ed. 1932) OCLC 3463469
  2. Meister deutscher Geigenbaukunst (German Master Violin Makers) (manuscript 1944, 1948) OCLC 720264583; Expanded edition (1961) OCLC 225270853

He was the father of Walter Hamma (1916–1988), also a German luthier.

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  1. Ältere und neuere Literatur zur Musikinstrumentenkunde, by John Henry van der Meer, Acta Musicologica, Vol. 51, Fasc. 1 (Jan. - Jun., 1979), pgs. 34–35, published by the de:International Musicological Society (accessed: 18/10/2013), OCLC 4892830290, ISSN 0001-6241