Paula Lang

Paula Lang’s father, Andreas Prüller, owned a company in Schönbach that produced purflings for violins, cellos, and guitars. After World War II, the Czech government began nationalizing production facilities, and due to his experience in applying varnish to string instruments, Andreas Prüller was recruited to work at the government-owned Cremona company, which produced musical instruments. Paula began working at Cremona in the office, where she was responsible for inspecting instruments for export. She married Ernst Lang in 1958, and ten years later the couple was allowed to move to Bubenreuth in West Germany. Paula and Ernst were supported by relatives in the beginning, but they soon began supplying purflings to companies such as Höfner and Klier, as well as to export markets. Paula and Ernst Lang ran their business until they retired in 1975. Paula passed away the year after Ernst, in 2022.