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Fux, Matthew

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Fux, Matthew. A maker of fine lutes to the Court of Vienna in the 17th century.

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    1. Furber, John, third son of Matthew Furber, sen. Pupil of his father, became an excellent workman and clever repairer. Made numerous violins, following the Amati pattern. He also worked for J. E. Betts at the Royal Exchange. Label: "John Furber, maker, 13 St. John's Row, top of Brick Lane, Old St., Saint Luke, 1813." In 1841 he was living in Cow Cross, Smithfield.
    2. Furber, Matthew, sen., son of David Furber. Pupil of his father. He died about 1790, and was buried at Clerkenwell Church.
    3. Furber, Matthew, second son of Matthew Furber, sen. Pupil of his father. He died about 1830-1, and was buried at Clerkenwell Church.
    4. Fux, Matthew. A maker of fine lutes to the Court of Vienna in the 17th century.
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  2. A dictionary of violin makers (n.d.)

    Fux, Matthew. A maker of fine lutes to the Court of Vienna in the 17th century.

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    2. Furber, Matthew, second son of Matthew Furber, sen. Pupil of his father. He died about 1830-1, and was buried at Clerkenwell Church.
    4. Fux, Matthew. A maker of fine lutes to the Court of Vienna in the 17th century.
    6. G.

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A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1896) is what this record is built on, nothing more. 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. 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.

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Fux, Matthew. A maker of fine lutes to the Court of Vienna in the 17th century. reported1
Places and dates of work
Fux, Matthew. A maker of fine lutes to the Court of Vienna in the 17th century. reported1
Places and dates of work
Fux, Matthew. A maker of fine lutes to the Court of Vienna in the 17th century. 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. ↩

The books behind this record

This record draws on 2 sources. Each is listed below with how it was read, because a claim read from a photo of the page is stronger than one read from machine text.

  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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