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Diehl, Nicolaus Louis

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Diehl (Diel), Nicolaus Louis, d. 1876. Was a son of Jacob Diehl, and worked in Hamburg. He published a work on Italian violin makers, entitled: “Die Geigenmacher der alten italienischen Schule” (Hamburg, 1864).

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    2. Diehl (Diel), Nicolaus, b. 1779; d. 1851. Son of Martin Diehl, to whose business he succeeded. First worked with his uncle, Jacob Steininger, of Frankfort.
    4. Diehl (Diel), Nicolaus Louis, d. 1876. Was a son of Jacob Diehl, and worked in Hamburg. He published a work on Italian violin makers, entitled: "Die Geigenmacher der alten italienischen Schule" (Hamburg, 1864).
    6. Dieulafait. A viol maker, working in Paris in 1720, this date, with his name, being in a 17th century bass-viol that he had restored. It is now in the Paris Conservatoire Collection.

  2. A dictionary of violin makers (n.d.)

    Diehl (Diel), Nicolaus Louis, d. 1876. Was a son of Jacob Diehl, and worked in Hamburg. He published a work on Italian violin makers, entitled: “Die Geigenmacher der alten italienischen Schule” (Hamburg, 1864).

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    1. Diehl (Diel), Johann, a brother of Nicolaus Diehl. Was a maker in Mayence.
    2. Diehl (probably always spelt Diel), Martin. A maker in Mayence in the 18th century. His father-in-law, Nicolaus Döpfer, was his first master; later he worked with Carl Helmer of Prague. His work was not good.
    3. Diehl (Diel) Nicolaus, b. 1779; d. 1851. Son of Martin Diehl, to whose business he succeeded. First worked with his uncle, Jacob Steininger, of Frankfort.
    4. Diehl (Diel), Nicolaus Louis, d. 1876. Was a son of Jacob Diehl, and worked in Hamburg. He published a work on Italian violin makers, entitled: "Die Geigenmacher der alten italienischen Schule" (Hamburg, 1864).
    5. Dieulafait. A viol maker, working in Paris in 1720, this date, with his name, being in a 17th century bass-viol that he had restored. It is now in the Paris Conservatoire Collection.
    6. Dini, Giambattista. A maker in Lucignano in 1707.
    7. Ditton. A maker in London about 1700. In Thomas Britton's Collection was a "good violin by Ditton."

  3. The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1884)

    DIEHL, Nicolaus Louis, Hamburg, son of Jacob Diehl, died 1876.

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    1. THE VIOLIN.
    3. DIEHL, Nicolaus Louis, Hamburg, son of Jacob Diehl, died 1876.
    4. DIEHL, Friedrich, Darmstadt, born 1814, son of Nicolaus, received a bronze medal Paris Exhibition, 1867.
    5. DIEHL, Johann, Mayence.
    6. DIEHL, Heinrich, son of Johann.
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  1. the violin its famous makers and their imitators (1909)

    DIEHL, Nicolaus Louis, Hamburg, son of Jacob Diehl, died 1876.

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    2. DIEL, Jacob, son of Nicolaus, settled in Bremen 1834, later in Hamburg. Died 1873.
    4. DIEHL, Nicolaus Louis, Hamburg, son of Jacob Diehl, died 1876.
    6. DIEHL, Friedrich, Darmstadt, born 1814, son of Nicolaus, received a bronze medal, Paris Exhibition, 1867.

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What this record rests on is A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1896); The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1884); the violin its famous makers and their imitators (1909); The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1909), naming this maker and nothing more. 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. Nothing else on this site confirms it and no claim has been invented beyond that naming — not established, until someone can tell us more.

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Diehl (Diel), Nicolaus Louis, d. 1876. Was a son of Jacob Diehl, and worked in Hamburg. He published a work on Italian violin makers, entitled: “Die Geigenmacher der alten italienischen Schule” (Hamburg, 1864). reported1
Places and dates of work
Diehl (Diel), Nicolaus Louis, d. 1876. Was a son of Jacob Diehl, and worked in Hamburg. He published a work on Italian violin makers, entitled: “Die Geigenmacher der alten italienischen Schule” (Hamburg, 1864). reported1
Places and dates of work
Diehl (Diel), Nicolaus Louis, d. 1876. Was a son of Jacob Diehl, and worked in Hamburg. He published a work on Italian violin makers, entitled: “Die Geigenmacher der alten italienischen Schule” (Hamburg, 1864). reported1
Places and dates of work
DIEHL, Nicolaus Louis, Hamburg, son of Jacob Diehl, died 1876. reported1
Places and dates of work
DIEHL, Nicolaus Louis, Hamburg, son of Jacob Diehl, died 1876. reported1
Places and dates of work
DIEHL, Nicolaus Louis, Hamburg, son of Jacob Diehl, died 1876. reported1

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6 of the 6 lines here were read from machine text (software that turns a photo of a page into words), not by a person looking at the page image. Trade terms matched from the printed page: “violin makers”. 3 of them rest on a section heading above a list of names, not on a trade word printed on their own line: “SECTION XII.—ENGLISH MAKERS.”, “German Makers”, “SECTION X.—GERMAN MAKERS.”.

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  1. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  2. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol1899stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol1899stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London ; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai_0. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai_0.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  4. Hart, George, 1839-1891, The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (London, Dulau and co. [etc.], 1884). archive.org, violinitsfamousm84hart. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamousm84hart.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  5. the violin its famous makers and their imitators (1909). archive.org, violinitsfamousm0000geor. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamousm0000geor.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  6. Hart, George, 1839-1891, The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (London: Dulau, 1909). archive.org, violinitsfamousm00hart. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamousm00hart.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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