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

Hofmans, Matthys

Antwerp · 1689 to 1740

Historical maker

Named in 1 book.

What the books printed

An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 31, scan 53. Held as more than one scan.
HOFMANS, MATTHYS, Antwerp, 1689 to 1740.

Same name

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

Same town, same time

18 other Antwerp makers have a year in the 1600s. A few of them:

All Antwerp makers