Klotz (violin makers)

Members of the Klotz (or Kloz) family have made violins in Mittenwald, Bavaria from the mid-17th century to the present.

Matthias Klotz (1656–1743) founded the Mittenwald school of violin making.

In 1856, the Bavarian government founded a school in Mittenwald to continue the violin trade.

[1] Dictionaries of violin makers list more than 25 artisans by this name.

[2] Typical labels: Instruments by Sebastian Klotz (1696–1768) are probably the most admired among the many existing examples by this family.