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Gavinies, François

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Gaviniés (Gavaniès), François, b. about 1700. Lived first at Bordeaux, but about 1730 moved to Paris with his son, and was living in rue St.-Thomas-du-Louvre, …

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    2. Gautrot. A maker in Mirecourt. His instruments are strongly and well made; he started a factory for instruments of all kinds at Château-Thierry in 1855.
    4. Gaviniés (Gavaniès), François, b. about 1700. Lived first at Bordeaux, but about 1730 moved to Paris with his son, and was living in rue St.-Thomas-du-Louvre, 1734-63. He made two very different kinds of instruments; the one inferior, the other, for which he used varnish and wood of good quality, was much liked. He generally branded them with his name. Instruments dated 1734, 1735, and 1751; also a six-stringed viol dated 1744 in the Paris Conservatoire Collection, are known. The Conservatoire also has, for the use of its pupils, one of his double-basses with the head sculptured to represent King David; its tone is excellent, it was made in 1757. Label: "Gaviniés, rue St-Thomas-du-Louvre, à Paris, 1734." He had a son, Pierre, the celebrated violinist.
    6. Gedler, Johann Anthony and Johann Benedict. Two brothers who worked together in Fussen, Bavaria, about 1750 to 1796. They made inferior instruments.

  2. A dictionary of violin makers (n.d.)

    Gaviniés (Gavaniès), François, b. about 1700. Lived first at Bordeaux, but about 1730 moved to Paris with his son, and was living in rue St.-Thomas-du-Louvre, …

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    2. Gautrot. A maker in Mirecourt. His instruments are strongly and well made; he started a factory for instruments of all kinds at Château-Thierry in 1855.
    4. Gaviniés (Gavaniès), François, b. about 1700. Lived first at Bordeaux, but about 1730 moved to Paris with his son, and was living in rue St.-Thomas-du-Louvre, 1734-63. He made two very different kinds of instruments; the one inferior, the other, for which he used varnish and wood of good quality, was much liked. He generally branded them with his name. Instruments dated 1734, 1735, and 1751; also a six-stringed viol dated 1744 in the Paris Conservatoire Collection, are known. The Conservatoire also has, for the use of its pupils, one of his double-basses with the head sculptured to represent King David; its tone is excellent, it was made in 1757. Label: "Gaviniés, rue St-Thomas-du-Louvre, à Paris, 1734." He had a son, Pierre, the celebrated violinist.
    6. Gedler, Johann Anthony and Johann Benedict. Two brothers who worked together in Füssen, Bavaria, about 1750 to 1796. They made inferior instruments.

  3. An encyclopedia of the violin (1925)

    GAVINIES, FRANÇOIS, Bordeaux, Paris, b. about 1700, d. after 1770.

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    2. GARANI, NICOLA, Naples, about 1700.
    4. GAVINIES, FRANÇOIS, Bordeaux, Paris, b. about 1700, d. after 1770.
    6. GEDLER (GIDL), JOHANN ANTON, Fussen, 1752 to 1800.
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  1. An encyclopedia of the violin (n.d.)

    GAVINIES, FRANÇOIS, Bordeaux, Paris, b. about 1700, d. after 1770.

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    2. GARANI, NICOLA, Naples, about 1700.
    4. GAVINIES, FRANÇOIS, Bordeaux, Paris, b. about 1700, d. after 1770.
    6. GEDLER (GIDL), JOHANN ANTON, Fussen, 1752 to 1800.

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Printed in A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1896); An encyclopedia of the violin (1925); An encyclopedia of the violin (1925); An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1926), and nowhere else on this site: that is the entire basis of this maker’s record. Entries from 4 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. No claim beyond the printed naming is invented here — not established is the accurate word for it, and we want to hear from you if that can change.

What the books say

Places and dates of work
Gaviniés (Gavaniès), François, b. about 1700. Lived first at Bordeaux, but about 1730 moved to Paris with his son, and was living in rue St.-Thomas-du-Louvre, … reported1
Places and dates of work
Gaviniés (Gavaniès), François, b. about 1700. Lived first at Bordeaux, but about 1730 moved to Paris with his son, and was living in rue St.-Thomas-du-Louvre, … reported1
Places and dates of work
Gaviniés (Gavaniès), François, b. about 1700. Lived first at Bordeaux, but about 1730 moved to Paris with his son, and was living in rue St.-Thomas-du-Louvre, … reported1
Places and dates of work
GAVINIES, FRANÇOIS, Bordeaux, Paris, b. about 1700, d. after 1770. reported1
Places and dates of work
GAVINIES, FRANÇOIS, Bordeaux, Paris, b. about 1700, d. after 1770. reported1
Places and dates of work
GAVINIES, FRANÇOIS, Bordeaux, Paris, b. about 1700, d. after 1770. reported1

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6 of the 6 lines here were read from machine text (software that turns a photo of a page into words), not by a person looking at the page image. 2 of them rest on a section heading above a list of names, not on a trade word printed on their own line: “A DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN MAKERS.”, “VIOLIN MAKERS IN EUROPE”.

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The books behind this record

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  1. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  2. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol1899stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol1899stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. 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 1 linesource record

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  4. Alberto Bachmann, An encyclopedia of the violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  5. Bachmann, Alberto and Ysaye, Eugene, An encyclopedia of the violin (New York, Da Capo Press, n.d.). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000bach_r6r5. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000bach_r6r5.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  6. Alberto Bachmann, An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_u1d5. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_u1d5.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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