Madrid

14 makers. The earliest year printed is 1710, the latest 1867.

Every maker here has Madrid in a printed line.

1700s

• 1710 to 1780 Contreras
  Contreras, José. — Madrid. Geb. um 1710, † um 1780.
• 1710 to 1780 Contreras, Joseph
  Contreras, Joseph, Madrid, 1745. Very good style and work. Not very many specimens about.
• 1745 Contreras, J.
  Contreras, J., Madrid—1745-6.
• 1775 Ascensio, Dom Vicenzo
  Ascensio, Dom Vicenzo. — Madrid. 1775. 1790
• 1775 Vincentinus, Don Ascensio
  Vincentinus, Don Ascensio. — Madrid. 1775. 1790. S. Ascensio
• 1785 to 1798 Ortega, Silverio
  ORTEGA, SILVERIO, Madrid, 1785 to 1798.
• 1788 Gand, Francesco
  Gand, Francesco. — Madrid. 1788
• 1799 to 1840 Ortega, Asensio
  ORTEGA, ASENSIO, Madrid, 1799 to 1840.
• 1799 Valetianus, (Valletianus) Joannes
  Valetianus, (Valletianus) Joannes. — Madrid. 1799

1800s

• 1821 Sangliez, Diego
  Sangliez, Diego. — Madrid. 1821
• 1850 Sanchez, Diego
  SANCHEZ (Diego) — Madrid towards 1850. Not particularly interesting.
• about 1860 Valenzano, Mathias
  VALENZANO (Mathias) — Madrid circa 1860. In all probability he was the son of the one above. Small production.
• 1867 Gonzales, Francisco
  Gonzales, Francisco. — Madrid. 1867.

No year printed

• no year Sardini, Carlo
  SARDINI, CARLO.—Madrid; eighteenth century. Said to have been a Neapolitan. Large flat instruments. Yellow-orange varnish.

The books that name them

• Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922
• An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann, 1925
• Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell, 1928
• The Fiddle Fancier's Guide: A Manual of Information Regarding Violins …, James M. Fleming, 1892
• Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904
• Violin tone and violin makers, 1916
• Old Violins And Their Makers, James M. Fleming, 1883

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