Wagner, John Christian

Dates Active in Dublin: 

before 1765

Business Type: 
Musical instrument maker: harpsichord
Musical instrument maker: spinet
Tuner: harpsichord
Address(es): 

Moore Street

Details: 

Apprenticed to Ferdinand Weber? ['For several Years transacted Business for his Uncle Mr. Ferdinand Webber' (Dublin Journal)]

Teahan states that he was a 'single and double harpsichord and spinet maker'.

Select Product/Work List: 

Produced and Sold

  • 'All Manner of double and single, upright and flat Harpsichords and Spinnets of the most approved Tone and acknowledged by the best Judges equal to any constructed in this Kingdom [...] He tunes and repairs Instruments on the most reasonable Terms.' (Dublin Journal)
    • See Also: 

    Weber, Ferdinand

    Source(s): 

    Dublin Journal, 5–9 November 1765, p. 4

    Teahan, John, 'A List of Irish Instrument Makers', The Galpin Society Journal, 16 (May 1963), 28–32 (p. 32)

    Boydell, Brian, ‘Wagner, John Christian’, Dublin Music Trade Card Index <http://dublinmusictrade.ie/card-index>

    Last Update: 26-09-2013