Johann Kulik
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Johann Kulik - (January 1, 1800 – May 5, 1872) considered one of the best Prague
makers / luthier
of the 19th century.
He was a pupil of Schembera, Prague, and of Martin Stoss, Vienna
.
His workmanship is exemplary throughout. His scrolls, for example, are most beautiful and the material always handsome.
The varnish is mostly thick and hard but transparent. Superb choice of woods.
He based his models always on the basis of some fine Italian specimen he had handled including Antonio Stradivari
, Joseph Guarneri filius Andreae, Pietro Guarneri
, and Giovanni Paolo Maggini
.
After 1850, he got enthusiastic about a specimen of Andrea Guarneri
and henceforth followed his master almost exclusively.
Some superb examples bear coat of arms, as they were commissioned by nobility.
His chief disciple was ( aside from Josef Barchanek) J.B. Dvorak.
Prague
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makers / luthier
Luthier
A luthier is someone who makes or repairs lutes and other string instruments. In the United States, the term is used interchangeably with a term for the specialty of each maker, such as violinmaker, guitar maker, lute maker, etc...
of the 19th century.
He was a pupil of Schembera, Prague, and of Martin Stoss, Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
.
His workmanship is exemplary throughout. His scrolls, for example, are most beautiful and the material always handsome.
The varnish is mostly thick and hard but transparent. Superb choice of woods.
He based his models always on the basis of some fine Italian specimen he had handled including Antonio Stradivari
Antonio Stradivari
Antonio Stradivari was an Italian luthier and a crafter of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas, and harps. Stradivari is generally considered the most significant artisan in this field. The Latinized form of his surname, Stradivarius, as well as the colloquial, "Strad", is...
, Joseph Guarneri filius Andreae, Pietro Guarneri
Pietro Guarneri
Pietro Guarneri was an Italian luthier. Sometimes referred to as Pietro da Venezia, he was the son of Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Guarneri, filius Andreae, and the last of the Guarneri house of violin-makers...
, and Giovanni Paolo Maggini
Giovanni Paolo Maggini
Giovanni Paolo Maggini , was a string maker born in Botticino , Italy. Maggini was a pupil of the most important violin maker of the Brescian school, Gasparo da Salò....
.
After 1850, he got enthusiastic about a specimen of Andrea Guarneri
Andrea Guarneri
Andrea Guarneri was an Italian luthier and founder of the house of Guarneri violin makers.-Biography:Thought to be born in 1626 to Bartolomo Guarneri in the parish of Cremona, Italy, very little is known about Andrea Guarneri's family of origin...
and henceforth followed his master almost exclusively.
Some superb examples bear coat of arms, as they were commissioned by nobility.
His chief disciple was ( aside from Josef Barchanek) J.B. Dvorak.
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