Mainz · about 1840
Historical maker
Named in 4 books.
What the books printed
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 97, scan 105.
Voel, E. A maker in Mayence about 1840. His instruments follow the Stradivari more than the German pattern; the sound-holes are large, the varnish a red-brown colour, the head is well cut, the general workmanship good.
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 97, scan 107. Held as more than one scan.
Voel, E. A maker in Mayence about 1840. His instruments follow the Stradivari more than the German pattern; the sound-holes are large, the varnish a red-brown colour, the head is well cut, the general workmanship good.
The violin, Hart, George. London, Dulau and co. [etc.], 1884. Scan 348.
VOEL, E., Mayence, about 1840. Excellent workmanship, scroll well cut. Stradivari model. The character of work is not unlike that of Bernard Fendt.
the violin its famous makers and their imitators, 1909. Scan 346. Held as more than one scan.
VOEL, E., Mayence, about 1840. Excellent workmanship, scroll well cut. Stradivari model. The character of work is not unlike that of Bernard Fendt.
- Entries from 4 books stand under this name, and nobody has judged yet whether they mean the same person.
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.
Same town, same time
9 other Mainz makers have a year in the 1800s. A few of them:
- about 1835 Voel, Jacob
- 1837 Voel, Jakob
- 1840 Voel, E. Mayence
- 1870 Milch, A.
- died 1875 Diehl, Felix
- 1896 Poppe, Reinhold