Reims

9 makers. The earliest year printed is 1735, the latest 1870.

Every maker here has Reims in a printed line.

1700s

• 1735 to 1770 Salomon, Jean Baptiste Deshayes
  SALOMON, JEAN BAPTISTE DESHAYES.—Reims, Paris; circa 1735-70. This maker was either an unequal workman, or the instruments bearing his name and stamp were …
• 1747 Salamon, Reims
  Salamon, Reims—1747.
• 1752 Gosset, Nicolas
  Gosset, Nicolas. — Reims. 1752. 1780

1800s

• born 1842 Menneson, Jean Emile (pseudonym "Guarini")
  MENNESON, JEAN EMILE (pseudonym "Guarini").—Rheims. Born 1842. A clever workman, who has obtained several medals. Has produced a great number of instruments with the assistance of
• born 1842 Mennesson, Emile
  Mennesson, Emile, b. March 15, 1842, Rheims. Lives there at 10, rue Carnot. Worked with Mennégand and Deroux. Had large workshop at Mirecourt, …
• born 1842 Mennesson, Jean Emile
  Mennesson, Jean Émile (pseud. Josef Guarini). — Reims. Geb. 15. Mai 1842. in Reims.
• born 1864 Martin, Louis
  MARTIN (Louis) — Born at Mirecourt in 1864. Served as apprentice with his father, bow maker, under the guidance of G. Deroux and Delinet. While still a youth he worked at Rheims for Mannesson in the manufacture of …
• about 1870 Menesson, Emile
  MENESSON, EMILE, a violin maker, born and trained at Mirecourt, but working at Rheims from about 1870, whose instruments were considered worthy of a special …

No year printed

• no year Mennesson, J.
  MENNESSON (J.) — Rheims. Contemporary.

The books that name them

• Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell, 1928
• Violin tone and violin makers, 1916
• Dictionary of music and musicians, 1908
• A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer
• Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904
• Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922
• Old Violins And Their Makers, James M. Fleming, 1883

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