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An encyclopedia of the violin, 1925

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1BUSAN, DOMENICO, Vicenza, Venice, 1740 to 1780.
2BUSSETTO, GIOVANNI MARIA DEL, Cremona, Brescia, 1640 to 1681.
3BUSSOLERO, LUIGI, Riva, Nazzaro, 1817.
4CABROLI, LORENZO, Milan, 1716.
5CAESTE, GAETANO, Cremona, 1660 to 1680.
6CAHUSAC, ——, London (Strand), 1785 to 1788.
7CALCAGNI (CALCANIUS), BERNARDO, Genoa, 1710 to 1750.
8CALONARDI, MARCO, Cremona, 17th century.
9CALOT (CALLOT), Paris, b. Mirecourt, 1810.
10CALVAROLA, BARTOLOMMEO, Torre Baldone (Bergamo) and Bologna, 1750 to 1767.
11CAMILLI, CAMILLO, Mantua, 1714 to 1760.
12It is generally claimed that Camilli was a pupil of Stradivarius, but his violins resemble more those of Peter Guanerius, so it is more than probable that he was a pupil of the latter. His instruments have a fine tone, excellent wood and light red or brownish red varnish of the first quality. One of his violins, marked 1734, is in the possession of a member of the Brussels String Quartet.
13CAPO, ——, Milan, 1717 to 1718.
14CAPP, GOFFREDO, Saluzzo, b. Saluzzo, 1644, d. 1717. Son of Andrea Cappa. He was probably a pupil of Nicolo Amati, and is classed as one of the best of the Amati School. His violins have a noble tone and can easily be compared with those of G. B. Rogeri.
15CAPP, GIOACCHINO AND GIUSEPPE, Saluzzio, Turin, 1661 to 1725.
16CARCANIUS, ——, Cremona, 1500.
17CARCASSI, LORENZO, Florence, 1737 to 1757. He was a partner in the firm of Lorenzo and Tomasso Carcassi, although he worked independently. His violins have a high arch and a yellow varnish. Later the Brothers Carcassi manufactured only guitars. One of his violins is in the museum at Cologne.
18CARCASSI, TOMASSO, Florence, 1747 to 1786. Probably a partner in the firm of Lorenzo and Tomasso Carcassi. His work is of the same high quality as his brother Lorenzo's.
19CARLOMORDI (CARLOMORTI), Marco, 1654 to 1660.
20CARON, ——, Versailles, 1775 to 1790.
21CARRE, ANTOINE, Arras, 1750 to 1790.
22CARTER, JOHN, London, 1780 to 1790.
23CASPA (CASPA), GIOVANI PIETRO, Venice, 1658 to 1670.
24CASSANELLI (CASANELLI), GIOVANNI, Ciano (Modena), 1770 to 1777.
25CASSINI (CASINI), ANTONIO, Modena, b. about 1630, d. about 1698.
26CASTAGNERI, ANDREA, Paris, 1730 to 1750.
27CASTAGNERI, GIAN PAOLO, Paris, 1638 to 1665.
28CASTELLANI, LUIGI, Florence, b. 1809, d. 1884.
29CASTELLANI, PIETRO, Florence, 1780, d. 1820.
30CASTELLO, PAOLO, Genoa, 1750 to 1780.
31CASTRO, ——, Venice, 1680 to 1720.
32CATENARI, ENRICO, Turin, 1671, still living in 1746.
33CATENARI, GIUSEPPE FRANCESCO, Turin, 1703 to 1720.
34CATI, PIERANTONIO, Florence, 1738 to 1760.
35CAVALORIO (CAVALERIO).
36CELONIATO, GIAN FRANCESCO, Turin, 1730 to 1737.
37CERIN, MARCO ANTONIO, Venice, 1780 to 1824.
38CERUTTI, ENRICO, Cremona, b. 1808, d. 1883.
39CERUTTI, GIOV. BATTISTA, Cremona, b. about 1755, d. after 1817. A pupil of Lorenzo Storiomi, and later his successor. On account of ill health the business was afterwards transferred to his son. He worked on the Guanerius model, and made in all about five hundred violins. The varnish varies in color, sometimes light yellow, then again deep red. At times he used different woods for back and belly. The tone of his violin is loud and clear, and has quite naturally gained by age.
40CERUTTI, GIUSEPPE, Cremona, b. about 1787, d. Mantua, 1860.
41CHALLONER, THOMAS, London, 18th century.
42CHAMPION DE ST. JULIEN, RENE, Paris, 1730 to 1770.
43CHANOT, FRANCIS, Paris, b. Mirecourt, 1787 or 1788, d. Brest (Rochefort), 1823. Francois Chanot was not a professional but rather an amateur violin maker. He started a shop with the organ builder, Lebe, and tried to build an original model in which he only partially succeeded. The tone of his violins is too muffled and the varnish lacks luster.
44CHANOT, FREDERIC W., London, 1890 to 1900.
45CHANOT, GEORGES, Mirecourt, 1710 to 1714.
46CHANOT, GEORGES, Paris, b. Mirecourt, 1801, d. Courcelles, 1883. The son and pupil of Joseph Chanot, he came to Paris in 1819 and worked in the shops of Lebe where he constructed violins for his brother. After

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