Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Albert, John

Philadelphia · 1854 to 1870

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

What the books printed

An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 49, scan 73. Held as more than one scan.
ALBERT, JOHN, Philadelphia, Pa. Born at Freiburg, Germany. Came to the United States in 1854. Maker of the violin well-known as the "John Albert" and one of America's best-known artisans.
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Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Page 177, scan 253.
ALBERT (John) — New-York and Philadelphia towards 1870. An amateur maker who became a distinguished manufacturer. The workmanship is good and his instruments have a good tone.
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  • Entries from 2 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

7 other Philadelphia makers have a year in the 1800s. A few of them:

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