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Raffaele, Nella (or Della)

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Raffaele, Nella (or Della). Was working in Brescia in the 18th century. He followed the pattern of Maggini, his instruments generally have the sides ornamented with inscriptions, and have brown varnish; they are not of great merit.

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    2. Racceris. A maker in Mantua in 1670. His instruments were very similar to those of the Gagliano family, with one of whom he is said to have been in partnership.
    4. Raffaele, Nella (or Della). Was working in Brescia in the 18th century. He followed the pattern of Maggini, his instruments generally have the sides ornamented with inscriptions, and have brown varnish; they are not of great merit.
    6. Railich, Giovanni. Worked in Padua. Label: "Giovanni Railich lautaro in Padova."

  2. A dictionary of violin makers (n.d.)

    Raffaele, Nella (or Della). Was working in Brescia in the 18th century. He followed the pattern of Maggini, his instruments generally have the sides ornamented with inscriptions, and have brown varnish; they are not of great merit.

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    1. Racceris. A maker in Mantua in 1670. His instruments were very similar to those of the Gagliano family, with one of whom he is said to have been in partnership.
    2. Raffaele, Nella (or Della). Was working in Brescia in the 18th century. He followed the pattern of Maggini, his instruments generally have the sides ornamented with inscriptions, and have brown varnish; they are not of great merit.
    3. Railich, Giovanni Worked in Padua about 1690. Label: "Giovanni Railich lautaro in Padova."
    4. Rambaux, Claude Victor, b. Feb. 25, 1806, at Darney in the Vosges; d. June 25, 1871, at Mirecourt. In 1820 was apprenticed to L. Moitessier in Mirecourt, and remained with him till July 12, 1824. Then went to Caen and worked under Thibout, 1824-27, and then to Paris, where, from Aug. 22, 1827, till June 7, 1838, he worked with Gand. In 1838 he started his own business at 18, faubourg Poissonnière. The new instruments that he made show great ability, but he chiefly devoted himself, with infinite patience and care, to repairing old instruments; he was especially skilful in "cutting down" the old Italian violoncellos, which vary much in pattern, and generally have to be reduced in size to that of the Stradivari model, so as to meet modern requirements. After nineteen years' work in Paris, he retired to Mirecourt in June, 1857, having gained silver medals at the 1844 and 1849 Exhibitions, and the first class medal at the 1855 Paris Exhibition. Label: "Claude Victor Rambaux Breveté à Paris, 1846, C.V.R." He had two sons, but neither of them became violin makers.
    5. Rambouts. See "Rombouts."

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Raffaele, Nella (or Della). Was working in Brescia in the 18th century. He followed the pattern of Maggini, his instruments generally have the sides ornamented with inscriptions, and have brown varnish; they are not of great merit. reported1
Places and dates of work
Raffaele, Nella (or Della). Was working in Brescia in the 18th century. He followed the pattern of Maggini, his instruments generally have the sides ornamented with inscriptions, and have brown varnish; they are not of great merit. reported1
Places and dates of work
Raffaele, Nella (or Della). Was working in Brescia in the 18th century. He followed the pattern of Maggini, his instruments generally have the sides ornamented with inscriptions, and have brown varnish; they are not of great merit. reported1

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3 of the 3 lines here were read from machine text (software that turns a photo of a page into words), not by a person looking at the page image. 1 of them rests on a section heading above a list of names, not on a trade word printed on its own line: “A DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN MAKERS.”.

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  1. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  2. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol1899stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol1899stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London ; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai_0. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai_0.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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