![]() ![]() Jerry Juzek (né Jaromir Juzek 1901–1991).Juzek (1894–1975) Robert's four brothers were involved in the business in various capacities: ![]() (originally named Czechoslovak Musical Instruments Company), a New York City firm founded in 1920 by Robert J. The instruments were sold in North America, mostly in the New York City area, exclusively through Metropolitan Music Co. Juzek also was the export merchant for independent craftsmen, for whom the instruments were also labeled with the John Juzek name. In the early 1900s, John Juzek ran a factory in Schönbach, Bohemia (renamed Luby in 1946), where the John Juzek labeled instruments were crafted. Guarnerius: Guarnerian outline, soundholes slightly elongated Stradivarian scroll Īs demand for string instruments in North America]increased, John Juzek purchased violins violas, cellos, and double bases from craftsmen, mostly from Schönbach, and, according to advertising literature of Czechoslovak to build instruments fitting his specifications.For the Master Art series, Juzek adopted standard patterns of classic violin lutheirs, including: Janek Juzek, himself, was a violin maker, and crafted instruments in his own shop in Prague sometime between 19, using wood from torn down houses and churches, when he could find it, otherwise from the Carpathian Mountains, which formed the eastern border of Czechoslovakia. Multicolored labels were used for violins. Label colorsīlack labels indicate that the instrument was made by an outside vendor. Extant instruments from the 1920s have labels reading "Jan Juzek," the Czech version of his given name, yet other parts of the label, "Violin Maker in Prague," are spelled in English. From 1920 through the 1970s, the craftsmen were from the Bohemia region on both sides of the German-Czechoslovak border. The city and country imprint reflects the location of Juzek's shops, mostly in Prague before World War II. The John Juzek imprint on the labels inside the F-holes reflect an import-to-the-U.S trade name, not the craftsman. The John Juzek trademark, brand, and line of orchestral string instruments endures today through the original one hundred and three-year-old family-owned wholesaler, Metropolitan Music Co., currently owned and managed by the heirs of Robert Juzek (1894–1975), a founding partner and sibling of John Juzek. 1965, Luby) was a Czech merchant, widely known in North America as an exporter of violins, violas, cellos, and double basses made and labeled under his anglicized name, "John Juzek," crafted mostly by guilds and various independent makers in the Bohemia region of the Czechoslovakia and Germany border. John Juzek (né Janek Jůzek, aka Jan, aka Johann 1892, Písek – c. ( January 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ![]() ![]() Please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure. This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia's layout guidelines. ![]()
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