Rennes

5 makers. The earliest year printed is 1719, the latest 1888.

Every maker here has Rennes in a printed line.

1700s

• 1719 to 1791 Raut, Jean
  Raut, Jean. A native of Bretagne, who worked in Rennes till about 1790. A few violins of his are known, made on the pattern of Guarneri, with red varnish.
• 1790 Raut, J.
  Raut, J., Rennes—1790.

1800s

• 1820 Bonnel
  BONNEL — Rennes towards 1820. When founded, the firm of this name consisted of a workshop for repairs. Towards 1830, violin making …
• 1835 to 1888 Claudot, Charles II.
  Claudot, Charles II. — Rennes. Geb. in Mirecourt um 1835, † 1888 in Rennes.
• 1835 to 1888 Claudot, Charles III
  Claudot, Charles III. — Rennes. Geb. in Mirecourt um 1835, † 1888 in Rennes

The books that name them

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

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