Amsterdam

51 makers. The earliest year printed is 1637, the latest 1889.

Every maker here has Amsterdam in a printed line.

1600s

• 1637 Boumeester, J.
  Boumeester, J., Amsterdam—1637.
• 1637 Boumeester, Jahn
  Boumeester (Bouwmeester), Jahn. — Amsterdam. 1637. 1689.
• 1637 to 1689 Boumeester, Jan
  Boumeester (Baumeester), Jan. A maker in Amsterdam about 1637-68. A violoncello of large pattern, with carved scroll and varnished yellow, was labelled …
• about 1640 Boumester, Jean
  BOUMESTER (Jean) — Amsterdam circa 1640. One of the best Dutch makers. His work is graceful, although perhaps a little too arched, and is coated with an excellent brown varnish, pleasing to the eye. He made instruments of both a large and small pattern. No 166.
• 1643 Swarts, Joh
  Swarts, Joh. — Amsterdam. 1643.
• about 1650 Boumeester
  BOUMEESTER, Amsterdam, about 1650.
• 1671 Kleinmann, Cornelius
  KLEINMANN, CORNELIUS, Amsterdam, 1671. Violin maker.
• 1671 Kleyman, Cornelis
  Kleyman (Kleynman), Cornelis. — Amsterdam. 1671. 1695
• 1671 Kleynman, Cornelis
  Kleynman, Cornelis. — Amsterdam. 1671. 1688.
• 1671 Verbeek, Gisbert
  Verbeek, Gisbert. — Amsterdam. 1671.
• 1674 to 1735 Rombouts, Pieter
  Rombouts, Pieter. — Amsterdam. Geb. 1674, † nach 1735
• 1682 Weyman, Cornelius
  WEYMAN, Cornelius. Amsterdam, 1682.
• 1682 Weymann, C.
  Weymann, C., Amsterdam—1682.
• 1682 Weynmann, Cornelis
  Weynmann (Weymann, Weyemann), Cornelis. — Amsterdam. 1682
• 1690 to 1740 Jacobs
  JACOBS, Amsterdam, 1690—1740. A close imitator of Nicholas Amati. Few makers have been more mistaken than Jacobs; so exact was he in following …
• 1690 to 1740 Jacobs, Hendrik
  Jacobs, Hendrik. A maker in Amsterdam about 1690-1740. He made a great number of good violins, altos, and violoncellos; he copied the large …
• 1690 to 1740 Jacobs, P.
  Jacobs, P., Amsterdam—1690-1740.
• 1690 to 1740 Jacobs, Peeter
  JACOBS, Peeter. Amsterdam, about 1690-1740; prolific maker; sometimes mistaken for Nicola Amati; grand pattern; whalebone purfling; sweet tone.
• 1690 Jacobsz, Hendrick
  Jacobsz, Hendrick. — Amsterdam. 1690. 1712
• 1690 Jacobsz, Hendrik
  Jacobsz, Hendrik. — Amsterdam. 1690. 1712.

1700s

• 1700 Jacobsz, Peeter
  Jacobsz, Peeter. — Amsterdam. 1700.
• 1700 to 1710 Vibrecht, Gysbert
  Vibrecht, Gysbert. A maker in Amsterdam about 1700-10.
• 1700 Vibrecht, Gysper
  VIBRECHT (Gysper) — Amsterdam towards 1700. A good maker, esteemed in his time.
• 1702 Syde, Willem van der
  Syde, Willem van der. — Amsterdam. 1702
• 1707 Bremeister, Jan
  BREMEISTER, JAN., Amsterdam, 1707.
• 1710 Vibrecht, G.
  Vibrecht, G., Amsterdam—1710.
• 1720 to 1740 Lefebvre
  LEFEBVRE. — Ouvrier français établi à Amsterdam, de 1720 à 1740. Bonne lutherie style Amati, vernis jaune.
• 1720 to 1740 Rambouts, P.
  Rambouts, P., Amsterdam—1720-40.
• 1720 to 1740 Rombouts, Peeter
  ROMBOUTS (PEETER). — A Amsterdam, 1720 à 1740 environ. Il existe au Lyceo filarmonico de Bologne, une trompette marine avec la marque :
• 1735 to 1770 Lefebvre, J. B.
  Lefebvre (Lefebre), J. B. Was a Frenchman who worked in Amsterdam about 1735-70. He followed the Amati pattern, using good yellow varnish; it is supposed …
• 1735 to 1770 Lefebvre, J. B. A
  LEFEBVRE (Lefebre), J. B. A Frenchman who worked in Amsterdam, 1735-70; Amati pattern; yellow varnish.
• 1762 Febbre
  FEBBRE. Amsterdam in 1762.
• 1783 Cuypers, Johannes Frans
  Cuypers, Johannes Frans. — Amsterdam. 1783. 1811
• 1796 to 1858 Otto, Heinrich Wilhelm
  Otto, Heinrich Wilhelm, third son of J. A. Otto; b. 1796; d. 1858. Worked first in Amsterdam and later in Berlin.

1800s

• 1805 to 1847 Bernardel, L.
  Bernardel, L. — Amsterdam. Geb. um 1805 in Mirecourt, † 1847.
• 1806 Berkemeyer, J. F.
  Berkemeyer, J. F. — Amsterdam. 1806
• 1815 Heyman, Joseph
  Heyman, Joseph. — Amsterdam. 1815
• 1819 to 1889 Kok, Johann Warnaar
  Kok, Johann Warnaar. — Amsterdam. Geb. 6. Nov. 1819, † 17. Okt. 1889
• 1822 to 1885 Mennégand, Charles
  Mennégand, Charles. — Amsterdam. Paris. Geb. in Nancy 19. Juni 1822, † 9. Januar 1885 in Villers Cotterets.
• born 1828 Kok, Gerrit
  Kok, Gerrit. — Amsterdam. Geb. 4. Dez. 1828
• 1829 Roumen, L. W.
  Roumen, L. W. — Amsterdam. 1829
• 1840 Bachmann, Johannes
  Bachmann, Johannes. — Amsterdam. 1840
• born 1851 Bachmann, Johannes Ernst
  Bachmann, Johannes Ernst. — Sneec. Groningen. Geb. 13. Juni 1851 in Amsterdam. † in Groningen
• 1860 Roumen, J.
  Roumen, J. — Amsterdam. 1860
• born 1862 Meer, Karel van der
  Meer, Karel van der. — Amsterdam. Geb. 1862 im Haag.
• born 1875 Møller, Max
  Møller, Max. — Amsterdam. Geb. 26. Aug. 1875 in Markneukirchen
• died 1882 Hampe, W.
  Hampe, W. — Amsterdam. 1842. † vor 1882.

No year printed

• no year Beer, Jan de
  Beer, Jan de. — Amsterdam. 17./18. Jahrh.
• no year Jacobs
  JACOBS, —— Amsterdam, 18th. Century. This maker imitated the Amatis and produced some good instruments after their Models which also partook of their sweet tone but had little power. One authority we have consulted calls this maker a pupil of Amati, and states that he used whalebone purfling.
• no year Meer, E. van der
  Meer, E. van der. — Amsterdam
• no year Wyemann, Cornelius
  WYEMANN, Cornelius, Amsterdam, 18th century.

The books that name them

• Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922
• Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904
• Old Violins And Their Makers, James M. Fleming, 1883
• Old violins, Haweis, 1905
• A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, 1896
• The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, Hart, 1884
• Violins and violin makers. Biographical dictionary of the great Italian artistes, their followers and imitators, to the present time. With essays on important subjects connected with the violin, Pearce, 1866
• La lutherie et les luthiers, 1889
• Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell, 1928
• The violin: its famous makers and their imitators. : With several wood engravings from photographs of the works of Stradiuarius, Guarnerius, Amati, and others, Hart, 1880
• The fiddle fancier's guide; a manual of information regarding violins, violas, basses and bows of classical and modern times, together with biographical notices and portraits of the most famous performers of these instruments, Fleming, 1892
• Old violins and violin lore, Haweis, 1900

Some names appear twice under different spellings. Each is one book's spelling.