Conrad Heberlein

(1878-)

Markneukirchen, GERMANY

IU CATALOG NUMBER 11

Body Length 16^1/4”

Born at Markneukirchen in 1878. Worked for Heinrich Theodore Heberlein (Markneukirchen), Weichold (Dresden) and Neuner (Berlin). He went to the USA where he worked in Philadelphia and Chicago between the years 1909 -1934 and in Saint Louis for the year 1939. Heberlein produced over 100 violins, violas, and cellos following the Guarneri models, and occasionally the Stradivarius models. He used a shaded oil varnish with orange to orange red, and light brown to red brown pigmentations. His instruments are at times labeled, branded inside, and or on the lower block.