Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Stainer

1621

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

Also recorded as: Stainer's

What the books printed

The violin & its story, Abele, Hyacinth. London: "The Strad" Office ; New York : C. Scribner's Sons, 1905. Page 56, scan 72.
Stainer's fame still continued to grow, and in 1669 King Leopold conferred upon him the title of Court violin maker, because, as the Diploma ran, "the repute of the trusty and beloved Stainer's good qualities and
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Biographical dictionary of musicians, Brown, James Duff. Paisley, London: A. Gardner, 1886. Page 573, scan 585. Held as more than one scan.
STAINER (Jacob), or STEINER. German violin-maker, B. Absam, near Innsbrück, July 14, 1621. D. (insane), 1683.
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  • Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and nobody has judged yet whether they mean the same person.

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 5 more Stainer pages under S.