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Family Reunion IV
Johann Georg and Mathias Thir A prestigeous imperial house the likes of the Habsburgs, with its proverbially lavish musical establishment, may have well occasionally imported the best from abroad, but it also fostered indigenous instrument-making to such a extent, that its craftsmen were able to earn universal acclaim, both at home and beyond the imperial confines, throughout the 17th and 18th Centuries, for the fine instruments they created. In the field of instrument-making, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Vienna and Prague have nothing to envy other metropoles: the luthiers serving the Imperial Court produced masterfully crafted instruments of the highest order.

Johann Georg Thir may be rightfully considered one of the finest of the Austrian makers, Coming from a distinguished family of luthiers in Vienna and Pressburg, Johann Georg grew to become the leading master in 18th Century Vienna. His brother, Mathias, followed also the family tradition.

In the collection: Johann Georg Thir: violin, viola, violoncello, five-string violone Mathias Thir: violin, viola

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Instruments by the Thir brothers, Johann Georg and Mathias
Violin by Johann Georg Thir
Violin by Johann Georg Thir
Viola by Johann Georg Thir
Viola by Johann Georg Thir
Viola by Johann Georg Thir
Violoncello  by Johann Georg Thir
Violoncello  by Johann Georg Thir
Violoncello  by Johann Georg Thir
Violoncello  by Johann Georg Thir
Violoncello  by Johann Georg Thir
Violone of five strings  by Johann Georg Thir
Violone of five strings  by Johann Georg Thir
Violone of five strings  by Johann Georg Thir
Violone of five strings  by Johann Georg Thir
Violone of five strings  by Johann Georg Thir
Violone of five strings  by Johann Georg Thir
Violone of five strings  by Johann Georg Thir
Violone of five strings  by Johann Georg Thir
Violone of five strings  by Johann Georg Thir
Martin Hofinger, the first to play this beautiful violone in June, 2008
Martin Hofinger, the first to play this beautiful violone in June, 2008
Some of the instruments seen here: Baroque orchestra
Violoncelli by Stadlmann and Johann Georg Thir
Violin and viola by Johann Georg Thir
Violin and viola by Mathias Thir
Violine and viola by Johann Georg and Mathias Thir
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