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A dictionary of violin makers

Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937. London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896.

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101 pages read (scans 5 to 106)973 names found583 makers on this site cite it

Towns it names most

Paris92
London42
Mirecourt24
Florence19
Cremona18
Bologna15
Naples14
Vienna14
Venice13
Rome12
Turin10
Mittenwald9

Pages

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5 PREFACE. Read
6 WORKS REFERRED TO OR QUOTED. Read
7 Jacquot, Albert. Les Médard, luthiers l… Read
9 A DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN MAKERS. Read
10 about 1650-80. Is said to have been a pu… Read
11 3 with a slight tinge of yellow, a colour… Read
12 4 1703-23, were supposed to have been made… Read
13 5 Antonio, Bononiensis (of Bologna). A vio… Read
14 6 Dal Signor Ant. Bagatella, Padovano, È c… Read
15 7 father at Salisbury, probably 1770-80, t… Read
16 8 Baud. A maker at Versailles. A violin of… Read
17 9 modern requirements, so that in their or… Read
18 10 Bertolotti, De. See Gasparo da Salò. Read
19 11 work and have a fine oil varnish. Pietro… Read
20 12 Bourdet, Jacques. A maker in Paris 1751-… Read
21 13 secutively numbered as made, and only wh… Read
22 14 Cabresy. Is only known by a bass dated 1… Read
23 15 de la Reine, rue Royale, à Versailles, 1… Read
24 16 varnish. Label: "Marcus Antonius Cerin,… Read
25 17 and his first wife. First worked with hi… Read
26 18 Chrétien, Hippolyte, b. April 1, 1845, S… Read
27 19 luthier, Paris, l'an 1870"; from 1876 on… Read
28 20 with soft light yellow varnish; the tone… Read
29 21 Davis, William. A maker in Coventry Stre… Read
30 22 Dublin in 1808, is best known by his lab… Read
31 23 Strand, London, about 1750-90. His instr… Read
32 24 violin bow maker in the Blue Bell Alley,… Read
33 25 his celebrated portrait of him, in which… Read
34 26 Duncan. Working in Aberdeen in 1762. Read
35 27 Eulry-Clément. A maker in Mirecourt at t… Read
36 28 Fendt, Francis, fourth son of Bernhard F… Read
37 29 Cremona about 1720-2. Although his label… Read
38 30 Fontanelli, Giovanni Giuseppe. A celebra… Read
39 31 label were added in manuscript, the numb… Read
40 32 pattern, the only one known, is dated ru… Read
41 33 many instruments, and is said to have be… Read
42 34 Musique," and later, "de la chapelle de… Read
43 35 ordinary size, but having five strings.… Read
44 36 said to have been dated 1613; it had bea… Read
45 37 Hansen Gerle, Lautenmacher zu Nürnberg v… Read
46 38 Giquelier, Cristoforo. In the Paris Cons… Read
47 39 yellowish colour, and wood of poor quali… Read
48 40 Grulli, Pietro. Was working in Cremona i… Read
49 41 labels are dated 1742 and 1743. His son,… Read
50 42 early imitations, which are well made, a… Read
51 43 brilliant reddish varnish is of excellen… Read
52 44 Guerrero, Juan. Working in Malaga in the… Read
53 45 the Hardanger peasants in Norway, see "E… Read
54 46 gold medal, Antwerp, 1885; gold medal, L… Read
55 47 to Paris, living in the rue Fléchier til… Read
56 48 full of the most interesting facts and r… Read
57 49 of his, of good workmanship, with yellow… Read
58 50 form; he was also learned on the subject… Read
59 51 Jeandel, Pierre Napoléon, b. 1812, Courc… Read
60 52 Kiaposse, Sawes. A maker in St. Petersbu… Read
61 53 Klotz, Sebastian, a brother of Joseph an… Read
62 54 b. 1760, at Nancy; d. 1832, at Paris. In… Read
63 55 Salò and Maggini; his instruments were w… Read
64 56 Lecomte (or Fouquet-Lecomte), Antoine. W… Read
65 57 tion with the Abbaye Saint-Germain, thus… Read
66 58 good instruments about 1780; used yellow… Read
67 59 a number of instruments on rather a broa… Read
68 60 making the violins and violoncellos give… Read
69 61 also a very fine violin, which though do… Read
70 62 made many good altos; the varnish, of fi… Read
71 63 brown and the other reddish colour. He b… Read
72 64 but in 1771 was in rue des Orties, aux g… Read
73 65 is a little guitar dated 1781. He also m… Read
74 66 colour, which recalls that of Carlo Berg… Read
75 67 the death of his brother, became partner… Read
76 68 the latter; but later he copied G. P. Ma… Read
77 69 d. July 2, 1857, Jena. From 1818 worked… Read
78 70 Riechers till 1874. Succeeded to his fat… Read
79 71 à Paris, 1730"; a similar label is dated… Read
80 72 at Paris, and worked with him until 1837… Read
81 73 wood, though not very beautiful to look… Read
82 74 Pollusca (Pollusha), Antonio. Was one of… Read
83 75 R. Read
84 76 with small sound-holes; the scroll also… Read
85 77 and the details are not so carefully fin… Read
86 78 Roismann, Johann. Was working in Breslau… Read
87 79 Ruggeri detto il Per Cremona, 1671." Thr… Read
88 80 yellow-brown varnish. A viola d'amore of… Read
89 81 Settled in Mantua, at 8, via Vescovado.… Read
90 82 also made new ones, using the label: "Sc… Read
91 83 Simoutre, Nicolas, b. 1788, at Mirecourt… Read
92 84 inscription in a little pocket violin in… Read
93 85 he paid part of it, the debt seemed to g… Read
94 86 depreciated, are now steadily increasing… Read
95 87 to be inscribed "anno ætatis 92," but it… Read
96 88 were the initials of Paolo, his youngest… Read
97 89 makers also had one dated 1711, which th… Read
98 90 type. Many of his pupils became celebrat… Read
99 91 Tachinardi. A maker in Cremona in 1690. Read
100 92 arched; the varnish is dry and of a brow… Read
101 93 Thir, Johann Georg. Was working in Vienn… Read
102 94 deal of work for John Betts. He was an e… Read
103 95 difficulty of bow makers. He was able to… Read
104 96 Ugar, Crescenzio. A maker in Rome in 179… Read
105 97 Viard, Nicolas. Was working in Versaille… Read
106 98 was the celebrated Abbé Georg Joseph Vog… Read

Makers from this book

583, A to Z.