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Pacherele, Michel

Paris · 1779 to 1800

Historical maker

Named in 4 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 69, scan 77.
Pacherele, Michel. A maker in Paris in 1779. He followed the pattern of Guersan. His instruments were fairly well made, slightly arched, with yellow varnish. His name is branded on the top of the back, and he used a MS. label: "Michel Pacherele, luthier rue d'Argenteuil à Paris, 1779."
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 69, scan 79. Held as more than one scan.
Pacherele, Michel. A maker in Paris in 1779. He followed the pattern of Guersan. His instruments were fairly well made, slightly arched, with yellow varnish. His name is branded on the top of the back, and he used a MS. label: "Michel Pacherele, luthier rue d'Argenteuil à Paris, 1779."
Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 158.
PACHERELE (Michel) — Mirecourt and Paris? circa 1800. Has made some very nice instruments, a little arched. Yellow varnish. Branded near the button. Guersan manner. No 295.
Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 264, scan 288.
PACHERELE, Michel. A maker in Paris in 1779; followed Guersan; slightly arched; yellow varnish.
  • Entries from 4 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 Michel, Pacherele

Labels the books quote

  • "Michel Pacherele, luthier rue d'Argenteuil à Paris, 1779." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Michel Pacherele, luthier rue d'Argenteuil à Paris, 1779." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.

Same town, same time

267 other Paris makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

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