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Stoss, Franz

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Stoss, Franz. A maker in Fussen, Bavaria, about 1750-98.

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    2. Stoss, Bernard and Martin, b. in Fussen, Bavaria; worked in Vienna about 1824. Their instruments are not arched and are well made, but have poor varnish.
    4. Stoss, Franz. A maker in Fussen, Bavaria, about 1750-98.
    6. Stradivari (Stradiuarius), Antonio, son of Alessandro Stradivari and Anna Moroni. There is no definite record of his birth, but in a violin with a genuine label as follows: "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis faciebat anno 1732," is clearly seen in Stradivari's handwriting below, "de anni 82"; Mr. W. E. Hill had also seen other dated violins, which led him to believe that Stradivari was born in 1649 or 1650. Fétis's statement that Stradivari was born in 1644 was based on the report of a violin said to be dated 1736, and

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

    Stoss, Franz. A maker in Füssen, Bavaria, about 1750-98.

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    2. Stoss, Bernard and Martin, b. in Füssen, Bavaria; worked in Vienna about 1824. Their instruments are not arched and are well made, but have poor varnish.
    4. Stoss, Franz. A maker in Füssen, Bavaria, about 1750-98.
    6. Stradivari (Stradiuarius), Antonio, son of Alessandro Stradivari and Anna Moroni. There is no definite record of his birth, but in a violin with a genuine label as follows. "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis faciebat anno 1732" was added in Stradivari's handwriting below, "de anni 89"; this was at first wrongly read as "de anni 82". Other dated instruments are now known which prove that Stradivari was born in 1644. Fétis's statement that Stradivari was born in 1644 was based on the report of a violin said

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Not established: that is this record’s honest state, resting on one thing alone — A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1896), naming this maker and nothing more. Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and the software judged them near-certain the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record. No claim beyond what is printed there has been invented here. If more can be said, write in and tell us.

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Stoss, Franz. A maker in Füssen, Bavaria, about 1750-98. reported1
Places and dates of work
Stoss, Franz. A maker in Füssen, Bavaria, about 1750-98. reported1
Places and dates of work
Stoss, Franz. A maker in Fussen, Bavaria, about 1750-98. reported1

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3 of the 3 lines here were read from machine text (software that turns a photo of a page into words), not by a person looking at the page image. 1 of them rests on a section heading above a list of names, not on a trade word printed on its own line: “A DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN MAKERS.”.

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The books behind this record

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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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