At the suggestion of the Bavarian Court Kapellmeister Hans von Bülow, whom he had met in Basel in 1866 and joined in organizing joint chamber music performances, Abel went on to become concertmaster of the court orchestra in Munich in 1867. He took up teaching at the Musikschule in Munich managed by Hans von Bülow, where he became Professor in 1880 and retired in 1894 he died in Berlin at age 60.
Following Hans von Bülow's recommendation, whom Abel had met in Basel in 1866 and joined to organize chamber music performances with, Abel became concertmaster of the court orchestra in Munich in 1867. He took up teaching at the Musikschule in Munich managed by Hans von Bülow, where he became a professor in 1880 and retired in 1894; he died in Berlin at age 60.