Mainz · about 1715 to 1750
Historical maker
Named in 4 books.
What the books printed
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 26, scan 34.
Elsler (Esler), Johann Joseph. A maker in Mayence about 1715-30. One bass-viol with seven strings, the head of a woman instead of scroll, and with varnish of a yellow-brown colour, was dated 1728. Label: "Joann Joseph Esler, Lauten und Geigenmacher, Meyntz, 1717."
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 26, scan 36. Held as more than one scan.
Elsler (Esler), Johann Joseph. A maker in Mayence about 1715-30. One bass-viol with seven strings, the head of a woman instead of scroll, and with varnish of a yellow-brown colour, was dated 1728. Label: "Joann Joseph Esler, Lauten und Geigenmacher, Meyntz, 1717."
Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 248, scan 272.
ELSLER (Esler), Johann Joseph. Mayence about 1715-30; bass viol maker; transition on verge of the violin.
An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 21, scan 43. Held as more than one scan.
ELSLER (ELSTER), JOHANN JOSEPH, Mainz, 1717 to 1750.
- 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.
Labels the books quote
- "Joann Joseph Esler, Lauten und Geigenmacher, Meyntz, 1717." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
- "Joann Joseph Esler, Lauten und Geigenmacher, Meyntz, 1717." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.
Same town, same time
9 other Mainz makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:
- 1715 to 1768 Dopfer, Nicolaus
- 1720 to 1750 Elsler, J.
- 1720 to 1750 Elsler, Joseph
- about 1740 Esler, Johann-Joseph
- 1770 to 1792 Diehl, Martin
- 1775 to 1818 Steininger, Jakob