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Fiscer

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Fiscer, Carlo and Giuseppe; two brothers working in Milan together about 1760-64. Their work resembles more that of German than …

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    2. Firth, G. Was working in Leeds in 1836 according to the following label: "G. Firth, No. 110, Briggate, Leeds, 1836." He was a pupil of William Booth, sen.
    4. Fiscer, Carlo and Giuseppe; two brothers working in Milan together about 1760-64. Their work resembles more that of German than Italian makers, but their varnish is better; it is a yellow-red colour and, for that date, very satisfactory. In a well made violin is the label: "Giuseppe Carlo fratelli Fiscer, fabbricatori d'instrumenti in Milano, vicino alla balla, 1764."
    6. Fischer, Anton, b. 1794; d. 1879. A maker in Vienna.

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

    Fiscer, Carlo and Giuseppe; two brothers working in Milan together about 1760-64. Their work resembles more that of German than …

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    2. Firth, G. Was working in Leeds in 1836 according to the following label: "G. Firth, No. 110, Briggate, Leeds, 1836." He was a pupil of William Booth, sen.
    4. Fiscer, Carlo and Giuseppe; two brothers working in Milan together about 1760-64. Their work resembles more that of German than Italian makers, but their varnish is better; it is a yellow-red colour and, for that date, very satisfactory. In a well-made violin is the label: "Giuseppe Carlo fratelli Fiscer, fabbricatori d'instrumenti in Milano, vicino alla balla, 1764."
    6. Fischer, Anton, b. 1794; d. 1879. A maker in Vienna.

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This record exists because one or more sources name this maker. Printed in: A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1896). Nothing else on this site confirms this record beyond what those sources state — no claim is invented here. Entries from 2 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. Not established is the honest state of this record; if you can change that, we want to hear from you.

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Fiscer, Carlo and Giuseppe; two brothers working in Milan together about 1760-64. Their work resembles more that of German than … reported1
Places and dates of work
Fiscer, Carlo and Giuseppe; two brothers working in Milan together about 1760-64. Their work resembles more that of German than … reported1
Places and dates of work
Fiscer, Carlo and Giuseppe; two brothers working in Milan together about 1760-64. Their work resembles more that of German than … reported1

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3 of the 3 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. 1 of them rests on a section heading above a list of names, not on a trade word printed on its own line: “A DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN MAKERS.”.

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  1. Read from machine text (software that turns a photo of a page into words, or a typed transcription), not by a person looking at the page image. ↩

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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

    scan page 39, line 19

  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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