35 makers. The earliest year printed is 1510, the latest 1879.
Every maker here has Lyon in a printed line.
- 1510 to 1540 Duifffoprugcar, G.
Duifffoprugcar, G., Bologna, Paris, Lyons—1510-40.
- born 1514 Tieffenbrucker, Caspar
Tieffenbrucker, Caspar. — Lyon. Geb. 1514 in »Fressin« (Füssen?), † 16. Dec. (?) 1570 oder 1571 in Lyon.
- 1515 Bontemps, Nicolas
BONTEMPS (Nicolas) — Lyons, towards 1515. Viols and Lutes.
- born 1533 Flac, Philipp
Flac, Philipp. — Lyon. Geb. um 1533. 1572.
- 1550 Lejeune, Benoît
LEJEUNE (Benoît) — Lyons towards 1550. Lute maker mentioned by Dr. Coutagne in his work upon Duiffoproucart.
- 1553 Tiefenbrucker, Duifffoprugcar
Tiefenbrucker [Duifffoprugcar], Kaspar (1514–71). Bavarian violin-maker, from at least 1553 working in Lyons; no absolutely certain examples are extant, but a few viols are ascribed to him. He seems to have belonged to a family otherwise associated with Italy. G.
- 1553 Tieffenbrucker, Duifffoprugcar
Tieffenbrucker [Duifffoprugcar], Kaspar (1514–71). Bavarian violin-maker, from at least 1553 working in Lyons; no absolutely certain examples are extant, but a few viols are ascribed to him. He seems to have belonged to a family otherwise associated with Italy. G.
- 1557 Lejeune, Benoît
Lejeune, Benoît. — Lyon. 1557.
- 1557 Lejeune, Benoît
Lejeune, Benoît. — Lyon. 1557
- about 1562 Duiffoproucard, Gaspard
DUIFFOPROUCARD (Gaspard) — Lyons circa 1562. Viol maker. Presumed to be one of the inventors of the violin. Read the historical study with documentary …
- 1568 Helmer, Jehan
Helmer, Jehan. — Lyon. 1568. 1572.
- 1568 to 1570 Vinatte, André
Vinatte, André. A maker of viols in Lyons in 1568. He was a Protestant, and was murdered in the St. Bartholomew Massacre of Lyons in 1572.
- about 1570 Flac, Philippe
FLAC (Philippe) — Lyons circa 1570. Viols.
- 1570 Helmer, Jean
HELMER (Jean) — Lyons 1570. Viols and lutes.
- 1583 Furet, François
Furet, François. — Lyon. 1583.
- about 1585 Duiffoproucard, Jean
DUIFFOPROUCARD (Jean) — Lyons circa 1585. Son of Gaspard.
- 1585 Tieffenbrucker, Johann
Tieffenbrucker (Duiffopruart), Johann. — Lyon. 1585.
- 1801 to 1859 Silvestre, Pierre
SILVESTRE, PIERRE, Lyon, b. 1801, d. 1859. A pupil of Blaise in Mirecourt. As apprentice he worked with Lupot and Grand (père) and finished …
- 1801 to 1859 Sylvestre, P.
Sylvestre, P., Lyons—1801-59.
- 1804 to 1856 Vuillaume, Joseph-François
Vuillaume, Joseph-François. — Lyon. Geb. 1804, † 9. Juni 1856
- 1808 to 1879 Silvestre, Hippolyte
SILVESTRE, HIPPOLYTE, Lyon, b. 1808, d. 1879.
- 1808 Sylvestre, H.
Sylvestre, H., Lyons—1808—.
- 1835 Sylvestre
SYLVESTRE, Lyons, 1835. A maker of rare abilities. The finish of his instruments is of the highest order; indeed, it would be difficult to …
- born 1840 Poirson, Elophe
POIRSON, ELOPHE.—Lyons. Born 1840. Began as an amateur maker. He invented a varnish which is supposed to impart an improved quality of tone. Uses a label with his portrait upon it. The workmanship of his instruments is well finished.
- born 1848 Deroux, Sébastien Auguste
Deroux, Sébastien Auguste, b. June 29, 1848, Mirecourt. Was pupil there of his father, also a maker. Worked at Lyons under Silvestre neveu from April, …
- born 1851 Blanchard, Paul-F.
BLANCHARD (Paul-F.) — Lyons. Born at Mirecourt in 1851, died a few years ago. Good promising make. Red varnish. Stradivarius or Guarnerius models. …
- born 1851 Blanchard, Paul François
BLANCHARD, PAUL FRANÇOIS, Lyon, b. Mirecourt, 1851.
- born 1858 Résuche, Charles
Résuche, Charles. — Lyon, Bordeaux. Geb. in Mirecourt 11. Dec. 1858.
- about 1870 Vissenaire, Louis-Nicolas
VISSENAIRE (Louis-Nicolas) — Lyons circa 1870. Violinist and maker. Supplier to the Conservatoire of that town. Good modern make. Large pattern.
- born 1877 Boulangeot, Emile
BOULANGEOT (Emile) — Lyons. Born at Mirecourt in 1877. Contemporary maker who served his apprenticeship with E. Laurent at Mirecourt from 1890 …
Some names appear twice under different spellings. Each is one book's spelling.