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Flette, Benoist

Paris · 1745 to 1763

Historical maker

Named in 5 books.

Also recorded as: Flett, Benoist; Fletté, B.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 29, scan 39. Held as more than one scan.
Fletté (or Hetté), Benoist. Worked in Paris about 1756-63. Few of his instruments are known.
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. p. 29. Held as more than one scan.
As printed on this page: "Fletté (or Hetté), Benoist. Worked in Paris about 1756-63. Few of his instruments are known."
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. p. 29.
As printed on this page: "Fletté or Hetté, Benoist. Worked in Paris about 1756-63. Few of his instruments are known."
The fiddle fancier's guide, Fleming, James M., b. 1839. London: Haynes, Foucher & Co., 1892. Page 163, scan 177.
FLETTÉ, BENOIST, Paris, 1763. Dean of the Paris Guild of Violin Makers for this year.
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 23, scan 45. Held as more than one scan.
FLETTE, BENOIST, Paris, 1745 to 1763.
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Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904. Page 773, scan 795.
Fletté, B. 1758. 1763.
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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 town, same time

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