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Lanza, Antonio Maria

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  1. Old violins (1905)

    LANZA (Lansa or Lausa), Antonio Maria. Brescia about 1675; followed the patterns of Gasparo da Salò and Maggini; excellent maker.

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    1. LANDI, Pietro. Sienna, 1774.
    2. LANDOLFI, Carlo Ferdinando. Milan, 1740-75. Unequal maker; at his best often mistaken for Joseph or Peter Guarnerius; £50 outside price, but rising in value.
    3. LANTEZ, M. E., son-in-law of Grandjon, sen. Mirecourt.
    4. LANZA (Lansa or Lausa), Antonio Maria. Brescia about 1675; followed the patterns of Gasparo da Salò and Maggini; excellent maker.
    5. LAPAIX, J. A. Lille (Nord, France), 1840-55. Tried many new shapes with moderate success; industrious and ingenious.
    6. LAPRÉVOTTE, Etienne. Mirecourt; 1856, Paris. Made good violins; beautifully finished; also guitars.
    7. LARCHE. Brussels, 1847. Dyed his fiddles with acids, with usual result of impoverished tone.

  2. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Lanza (Lansa or Lausa), Antonio Maria. A maker in Brescia about 1675. He followed the patterns of Gasparo da

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    2. Lantez, M. E., son-in-law of Grandjon, sen. Was a maker at Mirecourt.
    4. Lanza (Lansa or Lausa), Antonio Maria. A maker in Brescia about 1675. He followed the patterns of Gasparo da

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

    Lanza (Lansa or Lausa), Antonio Maria. A maker in Brescia about 1675. He followed the patterns of Gasparo da

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    2. Lantez, M. E., son-in-law of Grandjon, sen. Was a maker at Mirecourt.
    4. Lanza (Lansa or Lausa), Antonio Maria. A maker in Brescia about 1675. He followed the patterns of Gasparo da

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Lanza (Lansa or Lausa), Antonio Maria. A maker in Brescia about 1675. He followed the patterns of Gasparo da reported1
Places and dates of work
Lanza (Lansa or Lausa), Antonio Maria. A maker in Brescia about 1675. He followed the patterns of Gasparo da reported1
Places and dates of work
Lanza (Lansa or Lausa), Antonio Maria. A maker in Brescia about 1675. He followed the patterns of Gasparo da reported1
Places and dates of work
LANZA (Lansa or Lausa), Antonio Maria. Brescia about 1675; followed the patterns of Gasparo da Salò and Maggini; excellent maker. reported1

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4 of the 4 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. 2 of them rest on a section heading above a list of names, not on a trade word printed on their own line: “A DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN MAKERS.”, “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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  4. Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald), 1839-1901, Old violins (Edinburgh, Grant, 1905). archive.org, oldviolins00hawe. https://archive.org/details/oldviolins00hawe.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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