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

Beckmann, Sweno

Stockholm · about 1700 to 1750

Historical maker

Named in 4 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 8, scan 18. Held as more than one scan.
Beckmann (Bekman), Sweno. A maker at Stockholm about 1700-50. His instruments are roughly made.
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 8, scan 16.
Beckmann (Bekman), Sweno. A maker at Stockholm about 1700-6. His instruments are roughly made.
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The violin, 1909. Page 261, scan 319. Held as more than one scan.
BECKMANN, Sweno, Stockholm, about 1700. The work is rough.
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Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 241, scan 265.
BECKMANN (Bekman), Sweno. Stockholm; rough maker, 1700-6.
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  • Entries from 4 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

25 other Stockholm makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

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