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Meusidler, Jean

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  1. Violins and violin makers. Biographical dictionary of the great Italian artistes, their followers and imitators, to the present time. With essays on important subjects connected with the violin (1866)

    MEUSIDLER, JEAN, Nuremberg, about 1540. A maker of viols, viols da gamba, &c.

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    2. MERLIN, JOSEPH, London, about 1780. A very ingenious person, who obtained the honour of being mentioned in Madame D'Arblay's "Diary and Letters." His violins were after the Steiner pattern, and well made, but did not approach the Steiner tone.
    4. MEUSIDLER, JEAN, Nuremberg, about 1540. A maker of viols, viols da gamba, &c.
    6. MEZZADIE, ALEXANDER, Ferrara, about 1700. A good maker who followed the Amati style, and is reckoned by Fetis as one of that school.

  2. The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators (1875)

    MEUSIDLER, Jean, Nuremburg, 1550. Made Viols and Lutes.

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    1. Laut, und Geigenmacher
    2. in Salkburg. Anno 17—
    4. MEUSIDLER, Jean, Nuremburg, 1550. Made Viols and Lutes.
    5. MOHR, Philip, Hamburg, 17th century. Made Viols da Gamba, &c.
    6. OTT, Jean, Nuremberg, 15th century. Lute maker.
    7. OTTO, Jacob Augustus, Gotha, 1762—1830.

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

    MEUSIDLER, Jean, Nuremburg, 1550. Made Viols and Lutes.

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    1. Laut, und Geigenmacher
    2. in Salkburg. Anno 17—
    4. MEUSIDLER, Jean, Nuremburg, 1550. Made Viols and Lutes.
    6. MOHR, Philip, Hamburg, 17th century. Made Viols da Gamba, &c.

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This record exists because one or more sources name this maker. Printed in: The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators (1875); The violin: its famous makers and their imitators. : With several wood engravings from photographs of the works of Stradiuarius, Guarnerius, Amati, and others (1880); Violins and violin makers. Biographical dictionary of the great Italian artistes, their followers and imitators, to the present time. With essays on important subjects connected with the violin (1866). Nothing else on this site confirms this record beyond what those sources state — no claim is invented here. Entries from 3 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. Not established is the honest state of this record; if you can change that, we want to hear from you.

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Places and dates of work
MEUSIDLER, Jean, Nuremburg, 1550. Made Viols and Lutes. reported1
Places and dates of work
MEUSIDLER, Jean, Nuremburg, 1550. Made Viols and Lutes. reported1
Places and dates of work
MEUSIDLER, JEAN, Nuremberg, about 1540. A maker of viols, viols da gamba, &c. reported1

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3 of the 3 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. 3 of them rest on a section heading above a list of names, not on a trade word printed on their own line: “GERMAN MAKERS.”, “Italian Makers.”, “VIOLIN MAKERS.”.

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  1. The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators (1875). archive.org, bwb_W9-CSA-425. https://archive.org/details/bwb_W9-CSA-425.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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  3. Pearce, Joseph, Violins and violin makers. Biographical dictionary of the great Italian artistes, their followers and imitators, to the present time. With essays on important subjects connected with the violin (London: Longman and co.; Sheffield, J. Pearce, jun., 1866). archive.org, violinsviolinmak00pear. https://archive.org/details/violinsviolinmak00pear.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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