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Humel, Christian

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  1. The violin: its famous makers and their imitators. : With several wood engravings from photographs of the works of Stradiuarius, Guarnerius, Amati, and others (1880)

    HUMEL, Christian, Nuremberg, about 1709.

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    1. HOFMANN, Martin, Leipsic, 18th century.
    2. HORNSTAINER, Matthias, Mittenwald. Similar to Kloz.
    3. HÜLLER, Augustine, Shöneck, 1775.
    4. HUMEL, Christian, Nuremberg, about 1709.
    5. HÜNGER, Christopher Frederick, Leipsic, 1780. One of the best German makers.
    6. JACOBI, Meissen. A famous Lute maker.
    7. JACOBS, Amsterdam, 1690—1740. A close imitator of Nicholas Amati. Few makers have been more mistaken than Jacobs; so exact was he in following the model of Amati, that numbers of his Violins are passed by the inexperienced as original. He mostly selected the grand pattern of Amati for his model, which gave him full scope for the exercise of his powers. He selected wood as nearly as possible resembling that found in the works of

  2. Old violins (1905)

    HUMEL, Christian. Nuremberg in 1709.

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    1. HULINSKI. Prague in 1760; instruments were well made; varnish red-brown.
    2. HULLER, August. Shoeneck, 1735-76.
    3. HULSKAMP, G. H., b. in Westphalia. Settled in New York, U.S.A. In the 1862 London Exhibition he exhibited violins made on a new pattern. Instead of the ordinary sound-holes, was one round hole in the middle of the violin, just below where the bow sets the strings in motion; his innovations ineffectual.
    4. HUMEL, Christian. Nuremberg in 1709.
    5. HUNGER, Christoph Friedrich, b. 1718, Dresden; d. 1787, Leipzig; excellent instruments.
    6. HUREL, Jean. Paris, living in 1686, Rue des Arcis, at the sign of "A l'image de St Pierre"; from 1689 to 1717, Rue St Martin, near the Fontaine Maubué. He was maker of instruments "pour la musique du Roy."
    7. HUSSON. See "Buthod."

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HUMEL, Christian. Nuremberg in 1709. reported1
Places and dates of work
HUMEL, Christian, Nuremberg, about 1709. reported1

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  1. Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald), 1839-1901, Old violins (Edinburgh, Grant, 1905). archive.org, oldviolins00hawe. https://archive.org/details/oldviolins00hawe.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  2. Hart, George, 1839-1891, The violin: its famous makers and their imitators. : With several wood engravings from photographs of the works of Stradiuarius, Guarnerius, Amati, and others (London: Dulau, 1880). archive.org, violinitsfamousm00hart_0. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamousm00hart_0.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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