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Stadlmann, Johann Joseph

1720–1781

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  1. An encyclopedia of the violin (1925)

    STADLMANN, JOHANN JOSEPH, Vienna, b. 1720, d. 1781.

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    1. SOMER, NICOLAS, Paris, 1725, d. 1776.
    2. SORSANA, SPIRITO, Coni, 1714 to 1736.
    3. STADLMANN, DANIEL ACHATIUS, Vienna, b. about 1680, d. 1744. One of the ablest violin makers in Vienna, and the best imitator of Stainer. His wood is of excellent quality and the varnish yellow. As he was a hard worker and very industrious, his violins can be found in many collections.
    4. STADLMANN, JOHANN JOSEPH, Vienna, b. 1720, d. 1781.
    5. STAINER, ANDREAS, Absam, 1660 to 1690.
    6. STAINER, JACOB, Absam (Tirol), b. Absam, 1621, d. 1683. Son of Martin Stainer and the greatest master of the German school of violin makers who had as his only equals Amati and Stradivarius. It was never known whose pupil he was, but it is certain that he first went to work for the great organ builder Herz. It was Stainer who discovered the secret of the Italian varnish and made excellent use of his knowledge. Besides being a great violin maker, he was also a celebrated performer. His violins were first offered for sale in 1639. In 1645 he went to Venice and from there to Kirchdorf in Austria, where he stayed until 1648. There was hardly an instrument used in his time that was not of his make. The best Stainers are now to be found in England, and nearly all other violins claimed as his are not genuine. Some of the places where genuine Stainer specimens can be found are The Society of Music Lovers in Vienna, the museum of the Paris Conservatory of Music, the Imperial Collection of Musical Instruments in Berlin, and the Lobkowitch Collection in the castle Roudnic in Bohemia. Three of Stainer's finest violins are in the possession of Theodore Hammerle in Vienna. In 1898 a beautiful monument was erected to his memory in his birthplace at Absam in the Tyrol. The label used by Stainer is reproduced on Plate 17, and one of his instruments on Plate 18.
    7. STAINER, MARCUS, Absam, Kufstein, Laufen, b. about 1619, d. after 1680. Marcus

  2. An encyclopedia of the violin (n.d.)

    STADLMANN, JOHANN JOSEPH, Vienna, b. 1720, d. 1781.

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    1. SOMER, NICOLAS, Paris, 1725, d. 1776.
    2. SORSANA, SPIRITO, Coni, 1714 to 1736.
    3. STADLMANN, DANIEL ACHATIUS, Vienna, b. about 1680, d. 1744. One of the ablest violin makers in Vienna, and the best imitator of Stainer. His wood is of excellent quality and the varnish yellow. As he was a hard worker and very industrious, his violins can be found in many collections.
    4. STADLMANN, JOHANN JOSEPH, Vienna, b. 1720, d. 1781.
    5. STAINER, ANDREAS, Absam, 1660 to 1690.
    6. STAINER, JACOB, Absam (Tirol), b. Absam, 1621, d. 1683. Son of Martin Stainer and the greatest master of the German school of violin makers who had as his only equals Amati and Stradivarius. It was never known whose pupil he was, but it is certain that he first went to work for the great organ builder Herz. It was Stainer who discovered the secret of the Italian varnish and made excellent use of his knowledge. Besides being a great violin maker, he was also a celebrated performer. His violins were first offered for sale in 1639. In 1645 he went to Venice and from there to Kirchdorf in Austria, where he stayed until 1648. There was hardly an instrument used in his time that was not of his make. The best Stainers are now to be found in England, and nearly all other violins claimed as his are not genuine. Some of the places where genuine Stainer specimens can be found are The Society of Music Lovers in Vienna, the museum of the Paris Conservatory of Music, the Imperial Collection of Musical Instruments in Berlin, and the Lobkowitch Collection in the castle Roudnic in Bohemia. Three of Stainer's finest violins are in the possession of Theodore Hammerle in Vienna. In 1898 a beautiful monument was erected to his memory in his birthplace at Absam in the Tyrol. The label used by Stainer is reproduced on Plate 17, and one of his instruments on Plate 18.
    7. STAINER, MARCUS, Absam, Kufstein, Laufen, b. about 1619, d. after 1680. Marcus

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STADLMANN, JOHANN JOSEPH, Vienna, b. 1720, d. 1781. reported1
Places and dates of work
STADLMANN, JOHANN JOSEPH, Vienna, b. 1720, d. 1781. reported1
Places and dates of work
STADLMANN, JOHANN JOSEPH, Vienna, b. 1720, d. 1781. reported1
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Born 1720. As printed in the cited source: “STADLMANN, JOHANN JOSEPH, Vienna, b. 1720” reported1
Died (date and place)
Died 1781. As printed in the cited source: “STADLMANN, JOHANN JOSEPH, Vienna, b. 1720, d. 1781” reported1

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  1. Alberto Bachmann, An encyclopedia of the violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7.machine textcited for 3 linessource record

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  2. Bachmann, Alberto and Ysaye, Eugene, An encyclopedia of the violin (New York, Da Capo Press, n.d.). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000bach_r6r5. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000bach_r6r5.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. Alberto Bachmann, An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_u1d5. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_u1d5.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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