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Léon, Bernardel

Paris · b. 1853

Historical maker

Named in 1 book.

What the books printed

Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 105.

BERNARDEL (Léon) — Paris. Contemporary expert master maker. Born in Paris in 1853. Pupil of Gand and Bernardel brothers. Continuing the tradition …

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Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Page 252, scan 342.

LÉON BERNARDEL, Luthier

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The book prints more than one entry under this name
Also on this site as Bernardel, Léon
May be the same person as Léon, Bernardel

Same name

Léon, Bernardel
No town printed · b. 1853
Léon, Bernardel
Paris · b. 1853
Léon, Bernardel
Paris · b. 1853

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.

Same town, same time

230 other Paris makers have a year in the 1800s. A few of them:

All Paris makers

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APA 7Bow & Bridge. (2026, October 6). Léon, Bernardel. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://bowandbridge.com/makers/l-on-bernardel-4/

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