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A dictionary of violin makers

Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937. London: Novello, n.d.

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101 pages read (scans 7 to 108)1,461 names found576 makers on this site cite it

Towns it names most

Paris86
London32
Mirecourt22
Cremona22
Florence18
Vienna17
Bologna15
Rome13
Venice12
Naples10
Mittenwald9
Milan9

Pages

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7 PREFACE TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION. Read
8 WORKS REFERRED TO OR QUOTED. Read
9 Hill. Gio: Paolo Maggini: his life and w… Read
11 A DICTIONARY Read
12 about 1650-80. Is said to have been a pu… Read
13 with a slight tinge of yellow, a colour… Read
14 1703-23 were supposed to have been made… Read
15 Antonio, Bononiensis (of Bologna). A vio… Read
16 Padova, 1786." This work touched less on… Read
17 father at Salisbury, probably 1770-80, t… Read
18 8 Baud. A maker at Versailles. A violin of… Read
19 9 modern requirements, so that in their or… Read
20 10 Bertolotti, De. See Gasparo da Salò. Read
21 11 work and have a fine oil varnish. Pietro… Read
22 12 Bourdet, Jacques. A maker in Paris 1751-… Read
23 13 consecutively numbered as made, and only… Read
24 14 Cabresy. Is only known by a bass dated 1… Read
25 15 de la Reine, rue Royale, à Versailles, 1… Read
26 16 varnish. Label: "Marcus Antonius Cerin,… Read
27 17 and his first wife. First worked with hi… Read
28 18 Chrétien, Hippolyte, b. April 1, 1845, S… Read
29 19 luthier, Paris, l'an 1870"; from 1876 on… Read
30 20 with soft light-yellow varnish; the tone… Read
31 21 whose business he continued till Decembe… Read
32 22 Dublin in 1808, is best known by his lab… Read
33 23 Strand, London, about 1750 90. His instr… Read
34 24 violin bow maker in the Blue Bell Alley,… Read
35 25 his celebrated portrait of him, in which… Read
36 26 Duncan. Working in Aberdeen in 1762. Read
37 27 Eulry-Clément. A maker in Mirecourt at t… Read
38 28 Fendt, Francis, fourth son of Bernhard F… Read
39 29 Lived 1735-80. Work fairly good; he used… Read
40 30 Fontanelli, Giovanni Giuseppe. A celebra… Read
41 31 label were added in manuscript the numbe… Read
42 32 pattern, the only one known, is dated ru… Read
43 33 many instruments, and is said to have be… Read
44 34 Musique," and later, "de la chapelle de… Read
45 35 ordinary size, but having five strings.… Read
46 36 said to have been dated 1613; it had bea… Read
47 37 Hansen Gerle, Lautenmacher zu Nürnberg v… Read
48 38 Giquelier, Cristoforo. In the Paris Cons… Read
49 39 yellowish colour, and wood of poor quali… Read
50 40 Grulli, Pietro. Was working in Cremona i… Read
51 41 labels are dated 1742 and 1743. His son,… Read
52 42 early imitations, which are well made, a… Read
53 43 brilliant reddish varnish is of excellen… Read
54 44 Guerrero, Juan. Working in Malaga in the… Read
55 45 Hardanger. For instruments made by the H… Read
56 46 gold medal, Antwerp, 1885; gold medal, L… Read
57 47 to Paris, living in the rue Fléchier til… Read
58 48 full of the most interesting facts and r… Read
59 49 of his, of good workmanship, with yellow… Read
60 50 form; he was also learned on the subject… Read
61 51 Jeandel, Pierre Napoléon, b. 1812, Courc… Read
62 52 Kiaposse, Sawes. A maker in St. Petersbu… Read
63 53 Klotz, Sebastian, a brother of Joseph an… Read
64 54 b. 1760, at Nancy; d. 1832, at Paris. In… Read
65 55 Salò and Maggini; his instruments were w… Read
66 56 Lecomte (or Fouquet-Lecomte), Antoine. W… Read
67 57 tion with the Abbaye Saint-Germain, thus… Read
68 58 d. 1824; made fairly good instruments; u… Read
69 59 a number of instruments on rather a broa… Read
70 60 making the violins and violoncellos give… Read
71 61 also a very fine violin, which though do… Read
72 62 made many good altos; the varnish, of fi… Read
73 63 brown and the other reddish colour. He b… Read
74 64 but in 1771 was in rue des Orties, aux g… Read
75 65 is a little guitar dated 1781. He also m… Read
76 66 in every detail, Montagnana's strong ind… Read
77 67 the death of his brother, became partner… Read
78 68 the latter; but later he copied G. P. Ma… Read
79 69 d. July 2, 1857, Jena. From 1818 worked… Read
80 70 in Hanover and Berlin under Aug. Riecher… Read
81 71 à Paris, 1730"; a similar label is dated… Read
82 72 at Paris, and worked with him until 1837… Read
83 73 wood, though not very beautiful to look… Read
84 74 Pollusca (Pollusha), Antonio. Was one of… Read
85 75 R. Read
86 76 with small sound-holes; the scroll also… Read
87 77 and the details are not so carefully fin… Read
88 78 Roismann, Johann. Was working in Breslau… Read
89 79 Ruggeri detto il Per Cremona, 1671." Thr… Read
90 80 yellow-brown varnish. A viola d'amore of… Read
91 81 Settled in Mantua, at [address hidden].… Read
92 82 also made new ones, using the label: "Sc… Read
93 83 Simoutre, Nicolas, b. 1788, at Mirecourt… Read
94 84 inscription in a little pocket violin in… Read
95 85 he paid part of it, the debt seemed to g… Read
96 86 depreciated, are now steadily increasing… Read
97 87 to be dated 1736, and to be inscribed "a… Read
98 88 which still have the original neck; they… Read
99 89 for £3,200! This same firm of violin mak… Read
100 90 disciplinâ Stradiuarii," in very small t… Read
101 91 Tachinardi. A maker in Cremona in 1690. Read
102 92 arched; the varnish is dry and of a brow… Read
103 93 Thir, Johann Georg. Was working in Vienn… Read
104 94 deal of work for John Betts. He was an e… Read
105 95 difficulty of bow makers. He was able to… Read
106 96 Ugar, Crescenzi. A maker in Rome in 1790… Read
107 97 Viard, Nicolas. Was working in Versaille… Read
108 98 was the celebrated Abbé Georg Joseph Vog… Read

Makers from this book

576, A to Z.