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Koeuppers, Jean

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

    Koeuppers (Cuypers), Jean. A maker at The Hague, 1755-80. Many of his instruments are to be had; they are excellently made, but the yellow varnish is ugly and of thick quality.

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    2. Knoop, Wilhelm. A maker in Meiningen. Exhibited in Munich, 1854; his instruments are made on the Stainer pattern; the tone is good and full.
    4. Koeuppers (Cuypers), Jean. A maker at The Hague, 1755-80. Many of his instruments are to be had; they are excellently made, but the yellow varnish is ugly and of thick quality.
    6. Kohl, Johann. A lute-maker in Munich about 1570-1600. He was appointed maker to the Court of Bavaria.

  2. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Koeuppers, Jean. A maker at The Hague, 1755-80. Many of his instruments are to be had; they are excellently made, but the yellow varnish he used is ugly and of thick quality.

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    2. Knoop, Wilhelm. A maker in Meiningen. Exhibited in Munich, 1854; his instruments are made on the Stainer pattern; the tone is good and full.
    4. Koeuppers, Jean. A maker at The Hague, 1755-80. Many of his instruments are to be had; they are excellently made, but the yellow varnish he used is ugly and of thick quality.
    6. Kohl, Johann. A maker in Munich about 1570-1600. He was appointed maker to the Court of Bavaria in 1599.

  3. Old violins (1905)

    KOEUPPERS, Jean. The Hague, 1755-80. Well-made fiddles; ugly yellow varnish.

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    2. KNOOP, Wilhelm. Meiningen. Stainer pattern; good.
    4. KOEUPPERS, Jean. The Hague, 1755-80. Well-made fiddles; ugly yellow varnish.
    6. KOLB, Hans. Bavaria, 1666.

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Koeuppers (Cuypers), Jean. A maker at The Hague, 1755-80. Many of his instruments are to be had; they are excellently made, but the yellow varnish is ugly and of thick quality. reported1
Places and dates of work
Koeuppers (Cuypers), Jean. A maker at The Hague, 1755-80. Many of his instruments are to be had; they are excellently made, but the yellow varnish is ugly and of thick quality. reported1
Places and dates of work
Koeuppers, Jean. A maker at The Hague, 1755-80. Many of his instruments are to be had; they are excellently made, but the yellow varnish he used is ugly and of thick quality. reported1
Places and dates of work
KOEUPPERS, Jean. The Hague, 1755-80. Well-made fiddles; ugly yellow varnish. reported1

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4 of the 4 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.”, “DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN MAKERS”.

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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. 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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