Gabriel Lemböck was a Vienna-based violin maker active in the mid-to-late 19th century. He held the official title of Kais. Königl. Hof-Instrumentenmacher (Imperial Royal Court Instrument Maker) and maintained a workshop at Canovagasse Nr. 4 in Vienna [1]. Lemböck's instruments are consistently branded with his initials (GL) internally on the back and near the endpin, a practice documented across examples from 1862 through at least 1873 [1][2][3][4]. His labels indicate award recognition, including a Grosse silberne Medaille (large silver medal) from 1855 and, by 1873, claim to possession of all world exhibition medals [1][2]. The documented instruments span a 11-year production period (1862–1873) with back lengths ranging from 35.3 to 36.1 cm, suggesting a consistent workshop output of standard-sized violins.
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