Absam · b. 1621, d. 1683
Historical maker
Named in 8 books.
What the books printed
A treatise on the structure and preservation of the violin and all other bow-instruments, London: W. Reeves, 1875. p. 67.
As printed on this page: "Some violin makers, born in foreign countries, have been formed in Italy in the school of Amati, or in that of Ant. Stradivari. At the head of these must be placed Jacob Stainer, the founder of the Tyrolese school, who worked during his youth at Cremona, under Nicholas Amati.* The genuine instruments of this maker have been classed into three epochs. To the first belong the …"
A Dictionary of music and musicians, 1880. p. 686.
As printed on this page: "STAINER, JACOB, a celebrated German violin-maker, born at Absam, a village near Hall, about one German mile from Innsbrück, July 14, 1621; died 1683. According to one story, the boy had a love of music, whic…"
An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. p. 41. Held as more than one scan.
As printed on this page: "STAINER, JACOB, Absam (Tirol), b. Absam, 1621, d. 1683. Son of Martin Stainer and the greatest master of the German school of violin makers who had as his only equals Amati and Stradivarius. It was never kno…"
A catalogue of the Lyon & Healy collection of rare old violins, violas, viloncellos, bows of rare makes, Lyon & Healy. Chicago, Lyon & Healy, 1929. Scan 29.
JACOBUS STAINER, ABSAM, 1668 — name as printed read by a reviewer from the page: "STAINER, JACOB" — the machine read this line as "JACOBUS STAINER, ABSAM"
The violin, Hart, George. London, Dulau and co. [etc.], 1884. Page 260, scan 336.
Stainer, Jacob, Absam, born July 14th, 1621, at Hall. The celebrity of this maker is second only to that of the great Cremonese artists. His admirers
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 84, scan 92.
Stainer, Jacob, son of Martin Stainer and Sabina Grafinger; b. July 14, 1621, at Absam, near Hall, in the Tyrol; d. there, 1683. Little …
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 84, scan 94. Held as more than one scan.
Stainer, Jacob, son of Martin Stainer and Sabina Grafinger; b. July 14, 1621, at Absam, near Hall, in the Tyrol; d. there, 1683. Little …
Biographical dictionary of musicians, Brown, James Duff. Paisley, London: A. Gardner, 1886. p. 573.
As printed on this page: "STAINER (Jacob), or STEINER. German violin-maker, B. Absam, near Innsbrück, July 14, 1621. D. (insane), 1683."
- Entries from 8 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.
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 5 more Stainer pages under S.
Same town, same time
2 other Absam makers have a year in the 1600s.
- about 1650 Stainer, Andrea
- 1660 to 1690 Stainer, Andreas