| Person | Born | Died | Gender | Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Sánchez | M | P0569 |
| Instrument(s) | Professional group | Social status | Social sphere | Why is the person listed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| strings vihuela harp violilla arpa cuerdas (inst. strings) | Violero | Artisan | Urban | Maker Maker (violero) Violero (inst maker) |
| Years active | Place active | Century | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1627-1664 | Madrid | 17cent/2/mid | Castilla |
romanillos2002, p. 372: examined to become a maestro violero 31-10-1653. He was 26 years old. Examiners: Andrés Serrano, Francisco Méndez. He had a scar on the crown of his head. For examination he made “una viguela de [b]ordones una arpa de dos ordenes una violilla de arco”. In 1664, together with Jusepe González and Juan Ximénez made a petition requesting that they should not be obliged to buy their strings from retailers in the drug store. They stated that they had large families to keep, had to pay a contribution for the upkeep of the army and were left with little money.
| Ref | Author | Item | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| romanillos2002 | Romanillos, José Luis and Marian Harris Winspear. | The Vihuela de mano and the Spanish Guitar: A Dictionary of the Makers of Plucked and Bowed Musical Instruments of Spain (1200-2002). Guijosa (Guadalajara): Sanguino Press, 2002. | 372 |