Violin 1893 American August Gemünder was the eldest son of Johann Georg Gemünder, violin maker to Prince Hohenlohe in Inglefinger in the west part of Germany. August and his younger brother George worked for their father learning the trade of violin making, while their younger brother Albert apprenticed to an organ builder. After their father died in 1835, August inherited the workshop and moved it to Regensburg. His brother George worked in several German shops before moving to Paris where he worked for Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, the most celebrated violin maker in Europe at the time. In 1846, August and Albert moved to the United States and established themselves as piano and organ builders in Springfield, Massachusetts. They eventually convinced George to join them in the United States. After his violins won a prize at the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition in London, George Gemünder had a tremendous reputation. The three brothers built violins together in a shop in New York City beginnin
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