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A dictionary of violin makers
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1form; he was also learned on the subject of old instruments. Label: "Médailles d'or et d'argent, Charles Jacquot, 42, rue de l'Echiquier à Paris." Awards at Exhibitions: bronze medal, Nancy, 1838; silver medal, Nancy, 1843; 1st and 2nd prize, Paris, 1849; 2nd class medal, London, 1851; silver medal, Paris, 1855; gold medal, Bayonne, 1864; bronze medal, Paris, 1867.
3Jacquot, Etienne Charles Albert, eldest son of Pierre Charles Jacquot, b. Sept. 18, 1853, Nancy. Learnt under his father, and was associated with him in his work. He published two important works: "La Musique en Lorraine," in 1882, and "Dictionnaire des instruments de musique," &c. He is Officier de l'Instruction publique and member of the Society "des Beaux-Arts des départements."
5Jacquot, Jules Victor, second son of Pierre Charles Jacquot, b. Aug. 12, 1855. Also learnt his trade with his father and continued to work in association with him.
7Jacquot, Pierre Charles, son of Charles Jacquot; b. March 10, 1828, Nancy. Pupil of his father, to whose business in Nancy he succeeded in 1854. He was a clever maker and gained a great reputation by the instruments he sent to various exhibitions. Honours and awards: 1st prize, Metz, 1861; prize medal (for the good quality and moderate price of his instruments), London, 1862; bronze medal, Paris, 1867; great gold medal, Lyons, 1872; silver medal, Paris, 1878; diploma of honour, Bar-le-Duc, 1880, and at Algiers, 1881; silver medal (awarded to Jacquot and Sons for their instruments, of a beautiful pattern, varnish copied from that on old instruments, the equal quality of the tone being remarkable), Paris, 1889; he received the Cross of the Legion of Honour, July 14, 1892. He died 1900. Had two sons who worked with him; they exhibited instruments at Moscow in 1891; Vienna, 1892; and Chicago, 1894.
9Jais, Johann. A maker at Botzen about 1775. His instruments are varnished brown.
11J'Anson, Edward Popplewell. Worked in Manchester. Learnt from William Booth, jun.
13Jaspars, Jean, b. at Coesvelt. A maker of lutes at Antwerp about 1568.
15Jauch, Johann, b. Gratz, Styria, but was working in Dresden, 1765-74. He followed the Cremona pattern, making very good violins; he used excellent wood and amber-coloured varnish, and showed great knowledge of the correct proportions and thicknesses of wood required in various parts of the instrument; the tone is occasionally weak and shrill. His instruments were signed with his name. C. F. Hunger was a pupil of his.
17Jay, Henry. A maker of viols in London about 1615-67. A viol, that had been converted into a small violoncello with four strings, was excellently made and of fine tone, the varnish of good quality, the head well cut, the purfling very fine; it was dated "in Southwarke, 1615." A small bass-viol dated 1624 is in the Paris Conservatoire Collection; a tenor viol was exhibited at the South Kensington Museum, London, 1872, with the label "Henry Jay in Southwarke, 1667." It has six strings, tuned one-fifth higher than the bass-viol, catgut frets, and a beautifully carved scroll. It is probably this maker, alluded to in Thomas Britton's Catalogue of Musical Instruments: "a viol said to be the neatest and best that Jay ever made." This passage, from Thomas Mace's "Musick's Monument" (published 1676), also probably applies to him: "Your best provision (and most compleat) will be a good chest of viols… of such there are no better in the world than those of Aldred, Jay… these were old… yet we chiefly value Old Instruments before new; for by experience they are found to be far the best."
19Jay, Henry. Worked in London about 1746-68. He was best known for the small violins or "kits" that he made, which were used by dancing-masters; the varnish was a red-brown colour, the work was neatly finished, and he received £5 for each one—a very large sum for those days. He also made some violoncellos, often signed on the back "Longman and Broderip." Two labels are known: "Made by Henry Jay in Long Acre, London, 1746," and "Made by Henry Jay in [address hidden], near Piccadilly, London, 1768." He is supposed to have been related to Thomas Jay.
21Jay, Thomas. Working in London from about 1690. May have been related to the other Jays. He made some excellent violins. Was possibly in partnership with Edward Lewis, but there is no proof of it.
23Jean. A maker in Paris, rue Saint-Martin. A guitar is known dated 1667.
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