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Savart, Felix

1791–1841

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  1. Violin tone and violin makers (1916)

    SAVART, FELIX.—Paris. Died 1841. Well-known acoustician. Made fiddles of guitar outline.

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    2. SAUNIER, EDMOND.—Bordeaux. Died circa 1785. Good work. Not very plentiful in this country.
    4. SAVART, FELIX.—Paris. Died 1841. Well-known acoustician. Made fiddles of guitar outline.
    6. SAWICKI, CARL NICOLAS.—Vienna. Died 1850. Generally copied Stradivari, but also the pattern of del Gesù. A very finished workman. Scrolls and wood very handsome. Tone excellent.

  2. Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart (1922)

    Savart, Felix. — Paris. Geb. in Mézières 30. Juni 1791, † in Paris 1841

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    1. Savani (Scavani), Giuseppe. — Carpi. 1809
    2. Ein Dilettant, der als Baßmacher nicht ungeschickt war.
    4. Savart, Felix. — Paris. Geb. in Mézières 30. Juni 1791, † in Paris 1841
    5. Ein ausgezeichneter Physiker, der sich viel mit den Gesetzen der Akustik beschäftigte und wertvolle Untersuchungen der Geige vornahm, wozu ihm Vuillaume die kostbarsten italienischen Geigen zur Verfügung stellte. Eine Frucht seiner Studien ist: »Mémoire sur la construction des instruments à cordes et à archet« (1819). Schließlich erfand er auch eine Geige in der Form eines Trapezoids, die er 1819 der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Paris vorlegte, und veranlaßte auch den Bau mehrerer Geigen von trapezförmiger oder zylindrischer und von vierkantiger Gestalt. Beispiele dafür finden sich sowohl aus der Sammlung Snoeck in Berlin als auch im Museum des Pariser Konservatoriums. Wenn diese Versuche auch wenig Erfolg haben konnten, so hat S. sich doch durch seine wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten um den Geigenbau verdient gemacht.
    7. Savicki (Sawitzki), Carl Nikolaus. — Wien. Geb. 1792 in Lemberg, † 13. Oktober 1850 in Wien

  3. An encyclopedia of the violin (1925)

    SAVART, FELIX, Paris, b. Mezieres, 1791, d. Paris, 1841.

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    1. SAUNIER, ——, Mirecourt, 1740.
    2. SAUNIER, EDMOND, Bordeaux, Paris, b. about 1730, d. after 1783.
    3. SAVANI (SCAVANI), GIUSEPPE, Carpi, 1809.
    4. SAVART, FELIX, Paris, b. Mezieres, 1791, d. Paris, 1841.
    5. SAVICKI (SAWITZKI), CARL NIKOLAUS, Vienna, b. Lemberg, 1792, d. Vienna, 1850.
    6. SCHEINLEIN, JOHANN MICHAEL, b. 1751, d. after 1794.
    7. SCHEINLEIN, MATTHAUS FRIEDRICH, b. 1710, d. 1771.

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Places and dates of work
SAVART, FELIX, Paris, b. Mezieres, 1791, d. Paris, 1841. reported1
Places and dates of work
SAVART, FELIX, Paris, b. Mezieres, 1791, d. Paris, 1841. reported1
Places and dates of work
Savart, Felix. — Paris. Geb. in Mézières 30. Juni 1791, † in Paris 1841 reported1
Places and dates of work
SAVART, FELIX.—Paris. Died 1841. Well-known acoustician. Made fiddles of guitar outline. reported1
Born (date and place)
Born 1791. As printed in the cited source: “SAVART, FELIX, Paris, b. Mezieres, 1791” reported1
Died (date and place)
Died 1841. As printed in the cited source: “SAVART, FELIX, Paris, b. Mezieres, 1791, d. Paris, 1841” reported1

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  1. Alberto Bachmann, An encyclopedia of the violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7.machine textcited for 3 linessource record

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  2. Alberto Bachmann, An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_u1d5. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_u1d5.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart (1922). archive.org, diegeigenundlaut02lt. https://archive.org/details/diegeigenundlaut02lt.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  4. Violin tone and violin makers (London: Chatto & Windus, 1916). archive.org, violintoneviolin00moyaiala. https://archive.org/details/violintoneviolin00moyaiala.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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