Talk:Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume

message: I assessed this as a mid-importance article for the Wikiproject Musical Instruments, as a musical instrument related manufacturuer. I rated it a b class as developed with references, sections and photo. The references are good so far. If you improve it and want reassessment or need help or have questions, please drop me a line.Jacqke (talk) 10:47, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment, stub class for now

message: The intro needs some reworking - instead of saying that some guy says he's illustrious, could we instead include some facts as to how good he was?--Nonpareility 17:12, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Intro

message: How about this:
he was the most illustrious French violin-maker of the 19th century. "...what set him apart from the rest is that he was not only an artist without equal, but also a tireless seeker of perfection to whom there was no such thing as failure. It is this driving force which shone through his life and made his work immortal" Roger Millant, Paris 1972.
Let me know if that works fine with you.
:It's better, but still suffers the same problem. WP:PEACOCK--Nonpareility 17:43, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: WP:image--Nonpareility 17:43, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Intro

message: I have updated as such:
Jean Baptiste Vuillaume (1798-1875)  was the most illustrious French  violin-maker of the 19th century.
"...What set him apart from the rest is that he was not only an artist without equal, but also a tireless seeker of perfection to whom there was no such thing as failure. It is this driving force which shone through his life and made his work immortal" Roger Millant, Paris 1972.
Together with Lupot, Vuillaume is the foremost French stringed instrument maker and the most important of the Vuillaume family of luthiers (listed below) - E. Jaeger, curator of the Vuillaume exhibit in Cite de la Musique
Let me know what you think..... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Milliot (talk • contribs) 22:18, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You don't need to create a new section on this page for every response, just continue the discussion after. Also, remember to sign your posts by clicking on the signature button. And no, that doesn't address my concerns. Please read WP:PEACOCK and understand its relation to the words "the most illustrious French  violin-maker of the 19th century".--Nonpareility 22:23, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

text: It doesn't matter. Read WP:PEACOCK--Nonpareility 15:11, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Intro

message: Why does this page keep getting marked as protected? It's not protected.--Nonpareility 17:39, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Protected?

message: What marks the separation between the different "periods" of his life? I suggest that the "periods" be renamed based on what happened to him - for example "Time in Ternes, France".--Nonpareility 17:46, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Periods

message: What is the purpose of the quotes section? It seems to only repeat the content of the article.--Nonpareility 17:57, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Quotes

message: Can someone please explain why this article is still labeled as  "All pages needing cleanup | Wikipedia articles needing factual verification since May 2007" when it is very clear that the info has been substantiated from reputable sources including the leading authors on the subject. ??? Milliot 15:54, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Clarification

message: Substituted at 19:40, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

message: In Carl Flesch's "The Art of Violin Playing", he asserts that Vuillaume and his supporters "baked" (heat-treated?) a number of violins, mainly in his middle period (see Vol. 1, 1-General Technique, A-"The Violin").
Can anyone find a basis for this assertion? Or suggest what treatments might have been experimented with (presumably to enhance the visual appearance, or to make them look older)? Lawrence18uk (talk) 13:29, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  'Heat treatment' of old violins?