Paris School
Dubois
Paris, worked 1800–1850
Double bassist at the Opéra in Paris. Dilettante maker. Made an ‘octobass’ in 1834 and a ‘tenor viola’ played in cello-fashion. — John Dilworth
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
DUBOIS Worked circa. 1800-1850 Paris France. Double bassist at the Opéra in Paris. Dilettante maker. Made an ‘octobass’ in 1834 and a ‘tenor viola’ played in cello-fashion.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Er war Contrabassist der Oper und hat einige Instrumente aus Liebhaberei
gemacht. Er war vermuthlich auch der Erfinder des »Violon-Tenors«, einer Geige,
deren Saiten eine Octave tiefer gestimmt waren, als die der Violine.
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A. Mongel worked 1820–1830
Adolphe Chanot 1826–1854
Alexandre Fontaine worked 1835–1860
Ambroise worked 1750–1810
Antoine Fida worked 1809
Antoine Fouquet-Lecomte worked 1775–1800
Auguste Lenoble 1828–1895