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Vermesch

Beaumont-sur-Oise · 1780 to 1810

Historical maker

Named in 3 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 96, scan 104.
Vermesch, le Père. Worked at Beaumont-sur-Oise in 1781. A violin, very arched, badly proportioned, with pale yellow varnish, had the written label: "Fait par le Père Vermesch, rel. minime, à Beaumont-sur-Oise, 1781."
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 96, scan 106. Held as more than one scan.
Vermesch, le Père. Worked at Beaumont-sur-Oise in 1781. A violin, very arched, badly proportioned, with pale yellow varnish, had the written label: "Fait par le Père Vermesch, rel. minime, à Beaumont-sur-Oise, 1781."
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Violin tone and violin makers, London: Chatto & Windus, 1916. Page 270, scan 292.
VERMESCH.—Beaumont-sur-Oise. A priest who worked at fiddle making about 1780-1810.
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  • Entries from 3 books stand under this name, and nobody has judged yet whether they mean the same person.

Labels the books quote

  • "Fait par le Père Vermesch, rel. minime, à Beaumont-sur-Oise, 1781." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Fait par le Père Vermesch, rel. minime, à Beaumont-sur-Oise, 1781." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)

Same name

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