Rome · 1720 to 1750
Historical maker
Named in 3 books.
What the books printed
Violin tone and violin makers, London: Chatto & Windus, 1916. Page 231, scan 253.
PLATNER, MICHAEL.—Rome; 1735-50. His was probably of German origin. His work belongs to the school of Tecchler, and it is not unlikely he …
The violin, Hart, George. London: Dulau, 1880. Page 196, scan 214.
PLATNER, Michael, Rome, about 1720. This maker should have been included with the Italians. His style and varnish remind us of Techler.
As printed on this page: "MICHAEL PLATNER, ROME, 1725"
- 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.
- May be the same person as Platner, Michael (merged into Platner, Michael)
Same name
- Platner, M.
- Platner, Mich
- Platner, Michael (merged into Platner, Michael)
- Platner, Michel
- Platner, Michele
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.
Same town, same time
58 other Rome makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:
- about 1716 Emiliani, Francesco
- 1720 to 1750 Horil, Giacomo
- 1720 to 1759 Horil, Jakob
- 1720 Smorzone, Giovanni
- 1720 to 1740 Toppani
- 1721 to 1762 Gigli, Julio Cesare