Stadl, Michael Ignatius

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Stadl, Michael Ignatius. Was working in Vienna in 1770. He did fairly good work; and used a yellow-brown varnish; he sometimes substituted a lion’s head for the scroll,

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    1. Stadelmann (Statelmann), Johann Joseph, son of Daniel A. Stadelmann. He was a very clever maker, who copied the Stainer model to great perfection; he worked till 1764, possibly later.
    2. Stadl, Michael Ignatius. Was working in Vienna in 1770. He did fairly good work; and used a yellow-brown varnish; he sometimes substituted a lion's head for the scroll,
    3. Stainer, Andreas. Was working in Absam about 1660. He made few violins, if any; he is supposed to have made barytons.
  2. A dictionary of violin makers (n.d.)

    Stadl, Michael Ignatius. Was working in Vienna in 1770. He did fairly good work; and used a yellow-brown varnish; he sometimes substituted a lion’s head for the scroll.

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    1. Sprenger, Anton. b. 1834, Mittenwald. Was there a pupil of Anton Hornsteiner, later worked under Tiefenbrunner of Munich, and Kindl and also Fischer in Vienna. In 1870 he settled at Stuttgart at 23, Hospitalstrasse. He made violins and violoncellos on the Stradivari and Guarneri patterns, using oil varnish of good quality. Died 1900.
    2. Stadelmann (Statelmann). Daniel Achatius, b. 1680; d Oct. 27, 1744. A maker in Vienna, who showed great ability in imitating the Stainer pattern; he used thin varnish of a deep amber colour; the work is well finished.
    3. Stadelmann (Statelmann), Johann Joseph, son of Daniel A. Stadelmann. He was a very clever maker, who copied the Stainer model to great perfection; he worked till 1764, possibly later.
    4. Stadl, Michael Ignatius. Was working in Vienna in 1770. He did fairly good work; and used a yellow-brown varnish; he sometimes substituted a lion's head for the scroll.
    5. Stainer, Andreas. Was working in Absam about 1660. He made few violins, if any; he is supposed to have made barytons
    6. Stainer, Jacob, son of Martin Stainer and Sabina Grafinger; b. July 14, 1621, at Absam, near Hall, in the Tyrol; d. there, 1683. Little is known of the first part of his life, but there seems to be absolutely no evidence in support of the statement that he went to Cremona to become a pupil of Nicola Amati, married the daughter of the latter, and afterwards passed some time in Venice. A violin with the inscription. 'Jacobus Stiner, cremonia fecite 1642,' which was in the Monastery of Stams, is generally thought not to be genuine Stainer work. He would no doubt have studied the Italian instruments used by the Italian musicians, who assembled at Innsbruck at the Court of the Archduke Ferdinand Carl, Count of the Tyrol, and this would account for his earlier work showing traces of Italian influence; the thicknesses of the wood and the disposition of the blocks and linings being similar to Cremonese work. The old German viol-makers, as is known, used no linings at all, and did their dimensions and thicknesses by guess-work. Stainer's instruments soon showed those distinctive characteristics known as 'Tyrolese'; he was practically the founder of the Tyrolese or German school of violin making; the large number and great excellence of his instruments, all made on the same high model, and the reputation he gained in his lifetime, causing his work to be copied in Germany, England, and even in Italy. And it was a long time before makers realised that this high model was in any way defective. An old tradition says that instruments dated as early as 1639 are known; if so, they are extremely rare. In 1641 he was already selling his violins at the large market-fairs of Hall. On Nov. 26, 1645, he married Margarethe Holzhammer (b. March 10, 1624; d. 1693), in Absam, the witnesses being Michael Pamperger and Hans Grafinger, the latter a relation of his. He had nine children, eight daughters, and a son who died in infancy. In 1648 he travelled in Austria, and remained for some time working in Kirchdorf, living in the house of Saloman Hübmer, a Jew. He unfortunately left in debt for a small amount; but though, in 1667, when called upon,
  3. Old violins (1905)

    STADL, Michael Ignatius. Vienna in 1770. Fair.

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    1. SPRENGER, Anton. 1834, Mittenwald. Makes violins and violoncellos on the Stradivari and Guarneri patterns; oil varnish of good quality.
    2. STADELMANN (Statelmann), Daniel Achatius. 1680-1744, Vienna, who showed great ability in imitating the Stainer pattern; he used thin varnish of a deep amber colour; the work is well finished.
    3. STADELMANN (Statelmann), Johann Joseph, son of Daniel A. Stadelmann; good copyist of Stainer, 1764.
    4. STADL, Michael Ignatius. Vienna in 1770. Fair.
    5. STAINER, Andreas. Was working in Absam about 1660; made few violins.
    6. STAINER, Jacob, son of Martin Stainer and Sabina Grafinger. (See p. 93.)
    7. STAINER, Marcus, brother and pupil of Jacob Stainer; he worked in Laufen, Austria.

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Stadl, Michael Ignatius. Was working in Vienna in 1770. He did fairly good work; and used a yellow-brown varnish; he sometimes substituted a lion’s head for the scroll. reported1
Places and dates of work
Stadl, Michael Ignatius. Was working in Vienna in 1770. He did fairly good work; and used a yellow-brown varnish; he sometimes substituted a lion’s head for the scroll. reported1
Places and dates of work
Stadl, Michael Ignatius. Was working in Vienna in 1770. He did fairly good work; and used a yellow-brown varnish; he sometimes substituted a lion’s head for the scroll, reported1
Places and dates of work
STADL, Michael Ignatius. Vienna in 1770. Fair. reported1

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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. Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald), 1839-1901, Old violins (Edinburgh, Grant, 1905). archive.org, oldviolins00hawe. https://archive.org/details/oldviolins00hawe.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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