Dubois
Paris, worked 1800–1850
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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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