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

Peters, Michael

Weyberg · 1801

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 72, scan 80.
Peters, Michael. Was working in Weyberg in 1801, judging from two labels in a bass-viol of seven strings; the first runs: "dieses Instrument ist gemacht, anno 1627," the second is "arranschirt von Michael Peters in Weyberg, anno 1801."
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 72, scan 82.
Peters, Michael. Was working in Weyberg in 1801, judging from two labels in a bass-viol of seven strings; the first runs: "dieses Instrument ist gemacht, anno 1627," the second is "arranschirt von Michael Peters in Weyberg, anno 1801."
  • Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and we are not sure they mean the same person. That is on hold until somebody settles it.

Same name

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