weiss worked for elector charles philipp again. in 1718, weiss travelled to london. in london, he gave a concert every week. in august 1718, he became a member of the court chapel in dresden. in 1718, weiss visited vienna. he played for the emperor. in 1722, he was attacked by a french violinist named petit. petit tried to bite weiss' right thumb off. weiss was not hurt badly.