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Schweitzer, Johann Baptist

Budapest · b. about 1790, d. 1875

Historical maker

Named in 4 books.

Also recorded as: Schweizer, Johann Baptist

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 82, scan 90.
Schweizer, Johann Baptist. A maker in Budapest; b. 1798; d. 1875. He was a pupil of Geisenhof in Vienna. His violins were made without arching, the workmanship was neatly finished; he also made some tenors.
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 82, scan 92. Held as more than one scan.
Schweizer, Johann Baptist. A maker in Budapest; b 1798, d. 1875. He was a pupil of Geisenhof in Vienna. His violins were made without arching, the workmanship was neatly finished; he also made some tenors
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Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922. Page 459, scan 463.
Schweitzer, Johann Baptist. — Budapest. Geb. um 1790 in Wien, † 1865 in Budapest
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 41, scan 65. Held as more than one scan.
SCHWEITZER, JOHANN BAPTIST, Budapest, b. Vienna, about 1790.
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  • Entries from 4 books stand under this name, and somebody judged them different people. That is being looked at again.

Same name

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

Same town, same time

3 other Budapest makers have a year in the 1700s.

All Budapest makers