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Paris, Claude

Paris · 1775 to 1791

Historical maker

Named in 3 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 71, scan 79.
Paris, Claude. A maker at Paris, in the rue du Roulle-St.-Honoré, 1775-91. In 1816 was joined by his nephew. In a violin, on which the purfling was a zig-zag pattern, both back and front, with spirit varnish, a red-yellow colour, was the label: "Claude Paris, luthier, rue du Roulle à Paris, 1780."
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 71, scan 81. Held as more than one scan.
Paris, Claude. A maker at Paris, in the rue du Roulle-St.-Honoré, 1775-91. In 1816 was joined by his nephew. In a violin, on which the purfling was a zig-zag pattern, both back and front, with spirit varnish, a red-yellow colour, was the label: "Claude Paris, luthier, rue du Roulle à Paris, 1780."
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Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 159.
PARIS (Claude) — Paris circa 1780. Good workmanship. Orange varnish. Was established rue Roulle-Saint-Honoré.
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  • 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.

Labels the books quote

  • "Claude Paris, luthier, rue du Roulle à Paris, 1780." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Claude Paris, luthier, rue du Roulle à Paris, 1780." (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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