Antonín Lancinger violin, Prague 1935

Anonín Lancinger (1896-1962) was Czech violin maker who apprenticed with the Šámal brothers in Prague. After serving in WWI, he returned to Prague to begin his long and prolific career as a professional violin maker, working briefly again for his previous employer before establishing an independent workshop in Prague. Lancinger was a founding member of the Circle of Czech master violin makers, and his work lived on through the pupils he trained-namely Bohuslav Pwechar and his son, Zdenek who assumed ownership of the Lancinger workshop after Anonín's death.