[Harp-L] re: Who on earth is Anton the Plumber?

[Jonathan Ross <jross38@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave Payne writes:

"However, sorry if I wasn't clear, my question was about Anton  
Richter bass violins. "

It was, but your basic misunderstanding of the harmonica history was  
the part I felt like dealing with, since I have no knowledge of Anton  
Richter stringed instruments, nor a particular desire to find out.

Still, I took about two minutes and did a Google search.  There was a  
musical family in the German speaking regions from the 18th through  
20th centuries named Richter, mostly related to positions as  
organists and Kapellmeisters. There seems to have been at least one  
organbuilder in the family, and he could have possibly made other  
instruments as well (which was not uncommon) particularly stringed or  
free-reed keyboard instruments (depending on the dates of the  
individual).

Also, it appears that the Anton Richter name is used for members of  
all the orchestral strings, not just basses.  I found no corporate  
website as typing "www.antonrichter.com" redirected here:

http://www.worldpiano.net/products/new.html

Whether this has any relation to the Anton Richter violins is not  
mentioned.

Mostly, it seems that Richter in general is not a rare name, and  
"Anton Richter" a not uncommon variant, turning up architects,  
musicians, homesteaders and others.

All of that has nothing whatsoever to do with the points I raised and  
which you have conveniently ignored.



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