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- ↑ "Boalch Instrument Maker Profile for Hagaerts, Simon located in Belgium/Antwerp". boalch.org. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ↑ Robijns, J., ed. (1980). Algemene muziek-encyclopedie. 2: Bouche Fermée - Domselaer. Haarlem: De Haan. ISBN 978-90-228-4932-3.