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Aireton, Edmund

London · b. about 1727, d. 1807

Historical maker

Named in 7 books.

What the books printed

AIRETON (EDMUND). — Londres, xviii° siècle. Né en 1727, il débuta dans l’atelier de Peter Wamsley. Imitateur d’Amati, Aireton construisit quantité de violons et de violoncelles. G. Hart déclare que son vernis, de couleur jaune, est très passable. Ce luthier mourut en 1807, âgé de quatre-vingts ans.
AIRETON (EDMUND). — Londres, xviii e siècle. Né en 1727, il débuta dans l’atelier de Peter Wamsley. Imitateur d’Amati, Aireton construisit quantité de violons et de violoncelles. G. Hart déclare que son vernis, de couleur jaune, est très passable. Ce luthier mourut en 1807, âgé de quatre-vingts ans.
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Scan 9.
Aireton (Airton), Edmund, b. about 1727; d. 1807. A maker in London. It is possible that a workman of the same name, employed by P. Wamsley in 1735, …
two machine readings of this page disagree, and neither has been chosen yet
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Scan 11. Held as more than one scan.
Aireton (Airton), Edmund, b. about 1727; d. 1807. A maker in London. It is possible that a workman of the same name, employed by P. Wamsley in 1735, …
Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Scan 263.
AIRETON (Airton), Edmund, of London. Made good fiddles on the Amati and Steiner models; he varnished yellow, 1727-1807.
Aireton, Edmund. — London. Geb. um 1727, † 1807.
An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 9, scan 31. Held as more than one scan.
AIRETON, EDMUND, London, b. about 1727, d. 1807.
Aireton, Edmund. — London. Geb. um 1727, † 1807
  • Entries from 7 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.

Same town, same time

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