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Voigt, Martin

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Voigt, Martin. Was working in Hamburg in 1726. His work is similar to that of Tielke. A bass-viol, the back inlaid in ivory, having Apollo, Venus, Mercury, and Diana represented, was dated Hamburg, 1726, and was exhibited at the South Kensington Museum, London, 1872.

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    2. Vogt. A maker of good instruments in Vienna, in the Spiegel-Gasse.
    4. Voigt, Martin. Was working in Hamburg in 1726. His work is similar to that of Tielke. A bass-viol, the back inlaid in ivory, having Apollo, Venus, Mercury, and Diana represented, was dated Hamburg, 1726, and was exhibited at the South Kensington Museum, London, 1872.
    6. Voirin, François Nicolas, b. Oct. 1, 1833, at Mirecourt; d. June 4, 1885, at Paris. After working at Mirecourt, he went to Paris in 1855, and for fifteen years made bows for J. B. Vuillaume; he obtained as "collaborateur" a "mention honorable" at the 1867 Paris Exhibition. He separated from Vuillaume in 1870 and established himself at 3, rue du Bouloi, where he worked till his death. He had great ability as a bow maker; he followed the Tourte pattern, but made the head of his bow less square; his workmanship shows wonderful finish and elegance. He was awarded a silver medal at the Paris Exhibition in 1878, the only prize given to bow-making; and some of his bows exhibited after his death at the Antwerp Exhibition were awarded a gold medal. He branded his bows with "F. N. Voirin, à Paris"; to this was added, on those bows exhibited at Paris, 1878, "Exposition, 1878." Bows sold by Madame Voirin since her husband's death have also been branded in the same way.

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

    Voigt, Martin. Was working in Hamburg in 1726. His work is similar to that of Tielke. A bass-viol, the back inlaid in ivory, having Apollo, Venus, Mercury, and Diana represented, was dated Hamburg, 1726, and was exhibited at the South Kensington Museum, London, 1872.

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    1. was the celebrated Abbé Georg Joseph Vogler.
    2. Voigt, C. Hermann, b. 1850. Pupil of Lemböck. Works in Vienna.
    3. Voigt, Martin. Was working in Hamburg in 1726. His work is similar to that of Tielke. A bass-viol, the back inlaid in ivory, having Apollo, Venus, Mercury, and Diana represented, was dated Hamburg, 1726, and was exhibited at the South Kensington Museum, London, 1872.
    4. Voirin, François Nicolas, b. Oct. 1, 1833, at Mirecourt; d. June 4, 1885, at Paris. After working at Mirecourt, he went to Paris in 1855, and for fifteen years made bows for J. B. Vuillaume; he obtained as "collaborateur" a "Mention honorable" at the 1867 Paris Exhibition. He separated from Vuillaume in 1870 and established himself at 3, rue du Bouloi, where he worked till his death. He had great ability as a bow maker; he followed the Tourte pattern, but made the head of his bow less square; his workmanship shows wonderful finish and elegance. He was awarded a silver medal at the Paris Exhibition in 1878, the only prize given to bow-making; and some of his bows exhibited after his death at the Antwerp Exhibition were awarded a gold medal. He branded his bows with "F. N. Voirin, à Paris"; to this was added, on those bows exhibited at Paris, 1878, "Exposition, 1878." Bows sold by Madame Voirin since her husband's death have also been branded in the same way.
    5. Vuillaume, Claude, b. 1772, Mirecourt; d. 1834. He is the first member known of this family of violin makers, and made cheap instruments, branding them with his name only. He married Anne Leclerc (b. 1767) and had four sons, all makers: Jean Baptiste, Nicolas, Nicolas François, and Claude François. They all learnt their trade under him, and the instruments they made at that time were branded "Au roi David, Paris."
    6. Vuillaume, Claude François, fourth son of Claude Vuillaume; b. March, 1807, Mirecourt. First worked at violin making under his father, but later became an organ-builder. His son, Sébastien, was also a maker.

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Voigt, Martin. Was working in Hamburg in 1726. His work is similar to that of Tielke. A bass-viol, the back inlaid in ivory, having Apollo, Venus, Mercury, and Diana represented, was dated Hamburg, 1726, and was exhibited at the South Kensington Museum, London, 1872. reported1
Places and dates of work
Voigt, Martin. Was working in Hamburg in 1726. His work is similar to that of Tielke. A bass-viol, the back inlaid in ivory, having Apollo, Venus, Mercury, and Diana represented, was dated Hamburg, 1726, and was exhibited at the South Kensington Museum, London, 1872. reported1
Places and dates of work
Voigt, Martin. Was working in Hamburg in 1726. His work is similar to that of Tielke. A bass-viol, the back inlaid in ivory, having Apollo, Venus, Mercury, and Diana represented, was dated Hamburg, 1726, and was exhibited at the South Kensington Museum, London, 1872. reported1

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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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