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Nicolas, Didier L’Aine

Mirecourt · b. 1757, d. 1833

Historical maker

Named in 1 book.

What the books printed

An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 38, scan 60. Held as more than one scan.

NICOLAS, DIDIER L'AINE, Mirecourt, b. Mirecourt, 1757, d. 1833. Son and pupil Antoine Nicolas. He made good cheap violins, but they cannot be judged …

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Same name

Nicolas, Antoine
Mirecourt · b. about 1730
Nicolas, Didier
Mirecourt · b. 1757, d. 1833
Nicolas, François
Mirecourt · 1800
Nicolas, François (Nicolas Fourrier)
No town printed · about 1784 to 1816
Nicolas, François-Fourrier
Paris · b. 1758, d. 1816
Nicolas, François-Fourrier (gen. Nicolas de Paris)1) (merged into Nicolas, François-Fourrier)
No town printed

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 25 more Nicolas pages under N.

Same town, same time

386 other Mirecourt makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

All Mirecourt makers

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APA 7Bow & Bridge. (2026, September 28). Nicolas, Didier L’Aine. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://bowandbridge.com/makers/nicolas-didier-l-aine/

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