Georg Rauer
Viennese violin maker
About Georg Rauer
Lived 1880 – 1935 (aged 54–55). Georg Rauer was an Austrian luthier.
Georg Rauer (1880, Vienna – 1935, Vienna) was a Viennese violin maker.
He studied under Karel Haudek (Karl (Carl) Haudek, Karl (Carl) Haudeck, Karel Houdek; 1721, Dobříš1802), later employed by Gabriel Lemböck (1814, Buda1892, Vienna). Rauer passed his “Gesellenprüfung” in 1897, and went “auf der Waltz” to Budapest. He worked for master Wilhelm Thomas Theodor Jaura before opening his own shop. He was one of the best Viennese violin makers of this period and was also very well known as a dealer of the expensive instruments. Later he taught Karel Josef Dvořák. Instruments made by Georg Rauer have a warm, powerful sound with great depth of tone.
His instruments are generally marked G.R. / Georg Rauer / Geigenmacher in Wien Anno 19..
Czech cellist plays a Georg Rauer 1921 cello.
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Who was Georg Rauer?
Viennese violin maker
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Georg Rauer was born in 1880 in Vienna.
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Georg Rauer died in 1935 in Vienna.
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Georg Rauer was a luthier.
What nationality was Georg Rauer?
Georg Rauer was Austrian.
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