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Originally Posted by KSB - Ken Smith You can Google the 'Austro-Hungary Empire' if you want to learn more. My point is that if we are to have a Sticky Thread about the German makers it should actually be called the German and Eastern European makers to encompass all these similar looking Basses as they cross over from border to border over the centuries. |
Try "Austro-Hungarian Empire". That is the name historians and poli-sci nerds (myself included) use for it. You may have better luck.
Is it possible that the similarity you're talking about is more a result of cross-border cultural diffusion rather than a common monarchical ruler? While the Austro-Hungarian empire did cover many important musical cities (Prague, Vienna, and Budapest among them), most of the areas conquered by the Austro-Hungarian empire retained their cultural identity (language, customs, some laws etc.). I would assume that style in instrument making would be among the traits retained by these kingdoms (or what would later become independant states).
it depends 
