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

Contreras, Joseph

Madrid · 1710 to 1780

Historical maker

Named in 5 books.

What the books printed

Cremona, London: Robert Cocks & Co., 1894. p. 29.
As printed on this page: "54. CONTRERAS, Joseph. 1745. He studied in Italy, and then went to Madrid, where he made a high reputation; a very handsome model and good workmanship. (y)"
The Violin, 1875. Page 67, scan 109. Held as more than one scan.
CONTRERAS, Joseph, Madrid, 1745. This being one of the few Spanish makers, his name is placed with the Italian, the number of the Spanish …
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Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 245, scan 269.
CONTRERAS, Joseph, 1710-80. Madrid or "Granadino"; beautiful Strad copyist; has passed for Strad.
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The Fiddle Fancier's Guide, James M. Fleming. Haynes, Foucher & Co., 1892. Scan 61. Held as more than one scan.
Contreras, Joseph, Madrid, 1745. Very good style and work. Not very many specimens about.
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Violins and violin makers. Biographical dictionary of the great Italian artistes, their followers and imitators, to the present time. With essays on important subjects connected with the violin, Pearce, Joseph. London: Longman and co.; Sheffield, J. Pearce, jun., 1866. Page 28, scan 36.
CONTRERAS, JOSEPH, Madrid, 1746.
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  • Entries from 5 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

8 other Madrid makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

All Madrid makers