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An encyclopedia of the violin, 1925

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1he surpassed all his predecessors and soon became head of the Brescian school. His instruments were first of a beautiful amber color, but in time have taken on a much darker tone. Only a very few of his instruments are in existence at the present time. The label used by di Salo is reproduced on Plate 8.
3BERTRAND, NICOLAS, Paris, 1687 to 1735.
4BESSARD, LOUIS, Paris, 1753.
5BETTS, EDWARD, London, b. Stamford (?), d. about 1815 or 1820.
6BETTS, JOHN EDWARD (OLD JOHN BETTS), London, b. 1755, d. 1823. Betts was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, and was a scholar of Richard Duke. He was better known as a dealer and connoisseur than a violin maker. The instruments which bear his name were mostly made by his sons and nephews who were working for him. His successor in the business was his brother Arthur. One of his instruments is at present owned by T. W. Japhouse. Betts is also famous for having first purchased a Stradivarius for twenty shillings ($5) which was recently sold for $60,000.
8BIANCHI, NICOLO, Aix, Paris, Genoa, Nizza, b. Genoa, 1796, d. Nizza, 1881.
9BINDERNAGEL, JOHANN WILHELM, Gotha, b. Remstadt bei Gotha about 1770, d. Gotha, 1845.
10BLAISE, ——, Mirecourt, 1822.
11BLANCHARD, PAUL FRANÇOIS, Lyon, b. Mirecourt, 1851.
12BODIO, GIAMBATTISTA, Venice, 1790 to 1832.
13BOIVIN, CLAUDE, Paris, 1730 to 1754.
14BOLLER, MICHAEL, Mittenwald, about 1770.
15BOLLES, ——, London, 1600 to 1620.
16BOMBERGHI, LORENZO, Florence, 17th century.
17BONORIS, CESARE, Mantua, 1568.
18BOOTH, WILLIAM I, Leeds, b. about 1779, d. 1858.
19BOOTH, WILLIAM II, Leeds, b. 1816, d. 1856.
20BOQUAY, JACQUES, Paris, b. in Lyon, d. Paris, after 1736. A famous early French maker who copied Amati violins with great success.
21BORBON (BOURBON), GASPAR, Brussels, 1673 to 1702.
22BORELLI, ANDREA, Parma, 1720 to 1746.
23BORLON (BURLON, PORLON), AERT (ARTUS OR ARNOLD), Antwerp, 1579.
24BORLON (PORLON), FRANCIS, Antwerp, 1645.
25BORLON (PORLON), JAN, Antwerp, 1670 to 1680.
26BORLON (PORLON), PEETER, Antwerp, 1636 to 1647.
27BORTOLOTTI, LUIGI, Milan, 1815.
28BOSI (BASI), FLORIANUS, Bologna, 1756 to 1782.
29BOUCHER, ——, London, 1764.
30BOULLANGIER, C., London, 1889 to 1900.
31BOUMEESTER (BOUWMEESTER), JAN, Amsterdam, 1637 to 1689.
32BOURDET, JACQUES, Paris, 1750 to 1752.
33BOURDOT (BOURDET), JEAN SEBASTIEN, Mirecourt, b. beginning of 18th century, still living in 1766.
34BOURGARD, JEAN, Nancy, 1775 to 1786.
35BOURLIER, LAURENT I, Mirecourt, b. about 1737, d. 1780.
36BOUSSU, BENOIT JOSEPH, Eterbeek, Brussels, 1750 to 1780.
37BRAGLIA, ANTONIO, Modena, 1790, d. about 1820.
38BRANDIGLIONI, FILIPPO, Brescia, 1790 to 1800.
39BRANZO, FRANCESCO BARBARO, Padua, 1620 to 1660.
40BRENSIO, ANTONIO, Bologna, 1592.
41BRENSIO, (GIROLAMO) HIERONYMUS, Bologna, 16th century.
42BRESSANO, BAPTISTA, 16th to 17th century.
43BRETON, FRANÇOIS, Mirecourt, b. about 1750, d. 1830. Breton's work was not as artistic as it was clean-cut. He preferred a large model and always used a light yellow varnish. He employed many workmen, and his instruments are not rare, but, as his business was taken over by a Mirecourt house, it is well to distinguish between the older and the newer instruments, as this firm places the old Breton label in new violins.
44BRETON, JOSEPH FRANÇOIS, Paris, Mirecourt, 1740 to 1815.
45BROSCHI (BROCCHI), CARLO, Parma, 1730 to 1744.
46BROWN, JAMES (sen.), London, b. 1759, d. 1834.
47BROWN, JAMES (jun.), London, b. 1786, d. 1860.
48BROWNE (BROWN), JOHN, London (Cornhill), 1680 to 1743.
49BRUGERE, FRANÇOIS, Mirecourt, b. 1822, d. Mirecourt, 1874.
50BUCHSTETTER, GABRIEL DAVID, Stadtamhof bei Regensburg, 1752 to 1771.
51BUONFIGLIUOLI, PIER FRANCESCO, Florence, 17th century.

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