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Borbon, Gaspar

Brussels · 1673 to 1702

Historical maker

Named in 3 books.

Also recorded as: Borbon

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. p. 11. Held as more than one scan.
As printed on this page: "Borbon (Bourbon), Gaspar Worked in Brussels. A viola of his is dated 1692. He made violins, altos, and double-basses, after the pattern of Gasparo da Salò, with perpendicular sound-holes, widely opened. An alto, curiously made, with yellow varnish, was exhibited at Paris, 1878."
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 11, scan 21. Held as more than one scan.
Borbon (Bourbon), Gaspar Worked in Brussels. A viola of his is dated 1692. He made violins, altos, and double-basses, after the pattern of Gasparo da Salò, with perpendicular sound-holes, widely opened. An alto, curiously made, with yellow varnish, was exhibited at Paris, 1878.
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 11, scan 19.
Borbon (Bourbon), Gaspar. Worked towards the end of the 16th century in Brussels. He made violins, altos, and double-basses, after the pattern of Gasparo da Salò, with perpendicular sound-holes, widely opened. An alto, curiously made, with yellow varnish, was exhibited at Paris, 1878.
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 15, scan 37. Held as more than one scan.
BORBON (BOURBON), GASPAR, Brussels, 1673 to 1702.
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Another scan of this book reads the same line with small differences; this is one of the readings.
An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. p. 15. Held as more than one scan.
As printed on this page: "BORBON (BOURBON), GASPAR, Brussels, 1673 to 1702."
  • Entries from 3 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.

Same name

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

Same town, same time

3 other Brussels makers have a year in the 1600s.

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