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

Bianchi, Nicolo

Paris · b. 1796, d. 1881

Historical maker

Named in 4 books.

What the books printed

Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 106.
BIANCHI (Nicolo) — Paris, Aix, Genoa, Nice. Born at Genoa in 1796, died at Nice in 1881. Pupil of Cerutti and Pressenda. His instruments are of good workmanship and possess an excellent tone.
Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904. Page 52, scan 74. Held as more than one scan.
Bianchi, Nicolo. — Aix. Paris. Genua. Nizza. Geb. 1796 in Genua, † 1881 in Nizza.
Bianchi, Nicolo. — Aix, Paris, Genua, Nizza. Geb. 1796 in Genua, † 1881 in Nizza
An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 15, scan 37. Held as more than one scan.
BIANCHI, NICOLO, Aix, Paris, Genoa, Nizza, b. Genoa, 1796, d. Nizza, 1881.
Another scan of this book reads the same line with small differences; this is one of the readings.
  • Entries from 4 books stand under this name, and the software judged them near-certain 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

267 other Paris makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

All Paris makers