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Remy, Hippolyte

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Remy, Hippolyte, eldest son of Jean Mathurin Remy. Was working about 1835-70 in Paris. He made some violins of no great merit.

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    2. Remy. A French maker who left Paris to settle in London about 1840. He made on the Italian pattern; but his violins have not, it is said, gained in quality of tone with age, possibly owing to his method of artificially maturing his wood before using it.
    4. Remy, Hippolyte, eldest son of Jean Mathurin Remy. Was working about 1835-70 in Paris. He made some violins of no great merit.
    6. Remy, Jean Mathurin, son of Mathurin François Remy; b. 1770, Paris; d. 1854. His work was of much the same merit and type as his father's. He used oil varnish. He removed from rue Tiquetonne to 30, rue de Grenelle-Saint-Honoré, about 1817, and remained there for thirty-seven years. His two sons were both violin makers.

  2. A dictionary of violin makers (n.d.)

    Remy, Hippolyte, eldest son of Jean Mathurin Remy. Was working about 1835-70 in Paris. He made some violins of no great merit.

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    2. Remy. A French maker who left Paris to settle in London about 1840. He made on the Italian pattern; but his violins have not, it is said, gained in quality of tone with age, possibly owing to his method of artificially maturing his wood before using it.
    4. Remy, Hippolyte, eldest son of Jean Mathurin Remy. Was working about 1835-70 in Paris. He made some violins of no great merit.
    6. Remy, Jean Mathurin, son of Mathurin François Remy; b. 1770, Paris; d. 1854. His work was of much the same merit and type as his father's. He used oil varnish. He removed from rue Tiquetonne to 30, rue de Grenelle-Saint-Honoré, about 1817, and remained there for thirty-seven years. His two sons were both violin makers.

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Remy, Hippolyte, eldest son of Jean Mathurin Remy. Was working about 1835-70 in Paris. He made some violins of no great merit. reported1
Places and dates of work
Remy, Hippolyte, eldest son of Jean Mathurin Remy. Was working about 1835-70 in Paris. He made some violins of no great merit. reported1
Places and dates of work
Remy, Hippolyte, eldest son of Jean Mathurin Remy. Was working about 1835-70 in Paris. He made some violins of no great merit. reported1

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  1. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  2. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol1899stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol1899stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London ; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai_0. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai_0.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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