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

Nicolas, Didier

Mirecourt · b. 1757, d. 1833

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

What the books printed

An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. p. 38. Held as more than one scan.
As printed on this page: "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 as works of art, although they have all the same good char…"
Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 263, scan 287.
NICOLAS, Didier, l'aîné (known as "deaf Nicolas"), 1757-1833, Mirecourt; clever workman and large employer; large pattern, loud tone; suitable for orchestra.
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  • Entries from 2 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.
  • Also on this site as Didier, Nicolas

Same name

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:

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