Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Vaillant, Nicolas

Bordeaux · towards 1824

Historical maker

Named in 1 book.

What the books printed

Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 178.
VAILLANT (Nicolas) — Bordeaux. Predecessor of Delanoy. Originally from Mirecourt. A guitar maker who specialized in repairs, he came to Bordeaux towards 1824 and died there in 1887. Violins attributed to him were not actually of his making.

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 3 more Vaillant pages under V.

Same town, same time

7 other Bordeaux makers have a year in the 1800s. A few of them:

All Bordeaux makers