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Collin-Mezin, Charles-Jean-Baptiste

born 1841

As printed

  1. Old violins (1905)

    COLLIN-MÉZIN, Charles Jean Baptiste, son of C. N. Collin. Mirecourt, 1841-89; excellent maker and restorer; good Strad and Amati copyist.

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    1. COLLIER, Samuel. London, at "Corelli's Head" on London Bridge, about 1750-55.
    2. COLLIER, Thomas. London, 1775.
    3. COLLIN, Claude Nicolas. Mirecourt; d. 1864; pupil of N. F. Vuillaume, Brussels.
    4. COLLIN-MÉZIN, Charles Jean Baptiste, son of C. N. Collin. Mirecourt, 1841-89; excellent maker and restorer; good Strad and Amati copyist.
    5. COLLINGWOOD, Joseph. Worked in London about 1760, at the "Golden Spectacles" on London Bridge.
    6. CONTRERAS, Joseph, 1710-80. Madrid or "Granadino"; beautiful Strad copyist; has passed for Strad.
    7. CONTRERAS, son of Joseph Contreras.

  2. An encyclopedia of the violin (1925)

    COLLIN-MEZIN, CHARLES-JEAN-BAPTISTE, Paris, b. Mirecourt, 1841.

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    1. COLE, THOMAS, London (Holborn), 1672 to 1690.
    2. COLLICHON, MICHEL, Paris, 1670 to 1693.
    3. COLLIER, SAMUEL, London, 1775.
    4. COLLIN-MEZIN, CHARLES-JEAN-BAPTISTE, Paris, b. Mirecourt, 1841.
    5. COLLINGWOOD, JOSEPH, London, 1760.
    6. CONTRERAS, JOSÉ, Madrid, b. about 1710, d. about 1780.
    7. CONTRERAS, ——, Madrid, b. about 1751, d. 1827.

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An encyclopedia of the violin (1925); An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1926); Old violins (1905) is what this record is built on, nothing more. 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. No claim beyond that naming has been invented here, so not established is the honest state of the record — tell us if you can change it.

What the books say

Places and dates of work
COLLIN-MEZIN, CHARLES-JEAN-BAPTISTE, Paris, b. Mirecourt, 1841. reported1
Places and dates of work
COLLIN-MEZIN, CHARLES-JEAN-BAPTISTE, Paris, b. Mirecourt, 1841. reported1
Places and dates of work
COLLIN-MÉZIN, Charles Jean Baptiste, son of C. N. Collin. Mirecourt, 1841-89; excellent maker and restorer; good Strad and Amati copyist. reported1
Born (date and place)
Born 1841. As printed in the cited source: “COLLIN-MEZIN, CHARLES-JEAN-BAPTISTE, Paris, b. Mirecourt, 1841” reported1

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  1. Alberto Bachmann, An encyclopedia of the violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7.machine textcited for 2 linessource record

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  2. Alberto Bachmann, An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_u1d5. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_u1d5.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald), 1839-1901, Old violins (Edinburgh, Grant, 1905). archive.org, oldviolins00hawe. https://archive.org/details/oldviolins00hawe.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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