Steen Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 I remeber when I first joined here that there was some baxter's database info. Do you know anything about this? Is it available thru any forum? Is it worth buying? A related matter is the search engine at Maestronet. I seem to have problems with it. I search for a name on all of the forums, and get nothing. Later I find sites with that name. It seems that if I only type the last name that I will get the info wanted, but a whole lot NOT wanted. I'll find the correct spelling (including exact caps, punc., and spacing)...but when I try 2 or more words - NOTHING. Any ideas why? I really appretiate the conversations here. Thanks for helping a novice to learn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apartmentluthier Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 http://members.aol.com/violinmakers/violinmakers.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 I bought it a couple years ago and continue to refer to it occassionally. It is NOT good for identification but does put a lot of names, places, and dates in one place. It is an in-expensive resource. Regis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackc Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Ed Baxter (Fubbi2) has done an incredible amount of work in compiling this information. It's a great way to find out if there is any trace of a particular name in any of the references from which he's drawn info. You may be able to find more information there, such as some old auction price info, dates, etc., and he's added photos. I don't have the version with photos. The database does not contain the full text of Henley's or any other reference, for example (maybe Ed was trying not to reproduce all the errors?). I bought it about 3 years ago, and used it a lot at one time. I'd look up the name in the database, and if it was there I'd go looking in the books, though I don't have them all. With all due respect to Ed, he's not a software engineer, and the interface could be better. I actually wrote my own search interface to make things simpler. It in MS Access, so anyone who knows that program can create a 'front end', But he's added a lot of photos, and maybe he's improved the interface as well. If you don't want to buy all the books, but would like to be able to find out whether a name is a trade name or just a made up name, as opposed to real maker, it's a small investment for a lot of info. I figure that Ed will eventually make enough selling it to pay for the huge investment he's made in the books, but he may never recover the huge investment in his time. Thanks to Ed for all the hard work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steen Posted September 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 What are best sources of identification? Price doesn't really matter, as one mistaken i.d. can be a waste of considerable money! Are there any excellent books, or CD rom, or even DVD out there. I am especially interested in olderFrench and older yet Italian instruments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.