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Audinot, Nestor Dominique

born 1842

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  1. Old violins (1905)

    Audinot, Nestor Dominique, b. at Mirecourt 1842; worked under Sébastien Vuillaume; took up his business in 1875 at the age of seventeen; is very industrious, and makes excellent instruments. Labels: “N. Audinot, luthier, élève de Vuillaume, Paris.”

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    1. Askey, Samuel. Pupil of John Morrison; employed by Corsby, cir. 1825.
    2. Assalone, Gaspare. Roman; Amati pattern; over-arched; poor yellow varnish.
    3. Aubry. Paris; a nephew of Aldric (who dealt with Tarisio); inferior to his uncle, 1840.
    4. Audinot, Nestor Dominique, b. at Mirecourt 1842; worked under Sébastien Vuillaume; took up his business in 1875 at the age of seventeen; is very industrious, and makes excellent instruments. Labels: "N. Audinot, luthier, élève de Vuillaume, Paris."
    5. Augière. Pupil of Clément, Paris; good maker; red and brown varnish, 1830.
    6. Baader, J. A., & Co. Mittenwald; wholesale producers on cheapest terms; their Stainer copies are good, 1854.
    7. Bachelier. Inferior French maker, 1777-89.

  2. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Audinot, Nestor Dominique, b. Dec. 12, 1842, Mirecourt. Apprenticed to his father there. 1863-68, worked under Sébastien Vuillaume in Paris, succeeded …

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    1. Aubry, a maker in Paris, was a nephew of Aldric and succeeded to his business in 1840, but his instruments have not the same high reputation.
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    4. Audinot, Nestor Dominique, b. Dec. 12, 1842, Mirecourt. Apprenticed to his father there. 1863-68, worked under Sébastien Vuillaume in Paris, succeeded to his business in 1875 at 17, Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle. He has experimented largely in varnishes. Has made about 588 instruments during thirty years' work, all of which reach a high standard of excellence. Labels: "N. Audinot, luthier, élève de Vuillaume, Paris 18—," and "N. Audinot, 17, Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle, année 18—."
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    7. Augière. Worked under Clément in Paris. In 1830 he started a business with Calot. He made good violins with varnish red or yellow-brown colour.

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Places and dates of work
Audinot, Nestor Dominique, b. Dec. 12, 1842, Mirecourt. Apprenticed to his father there. 1863-68, worked under Sébastien Vuillaume in Paris, succeeded … two machine readings of this page disagree, and neither has been chosen yet reported1
Places and dates of work
Audinot, Nestor Dominique, b. at Mirecourt 1842; worked under Sébastien Vuillaume; took up his business in 1875 at the age of seventeen; is very industrious, and makes excellent instruments. Labels: “N. Audinot, luthier, élève de Vuillaume, Paris.” reported1
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Born 1842. As printed in the cited source: “Audinot, Nestor Dominique, b. Dec. 12, 1842” two machine readings of this page disagree, and neither has been chosen yet reported1

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  1. 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 2 linessource record

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  2. 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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