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An encyclopedia of the violin

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1used by Balestrieri is reproduced on Plate 11, and one of his instruments on Plate 7.
2BALLANTINE, ROBERT, Edinburgh, then Glasgow, 1850 to 1856.
3BANKS, BENJAMIN I, Salisbury, b. 1727, d. 1795. One of the best English masters, and probably the first one who abandoned the highly regarded Stainer model to work over the Amati and Cremonese patterns. The color of his violins is a transparent, reddish black. He worked exclusively for the publishing firm of Longman and Broderip. The label used by Banks is reproduced on Plate 20, and one of his instruments on Plate 21.
4BANKS, BENJAMIN II, Salisbury, later London, then Liverpool, b. 1754, d. 1820.
5BANKS, JAMES, Salisbury, later Liverpool, b. Salisbury, 1756, d. Liverpool, 1831.
6BARBANTI, SILVA FRANCESCO, Correggio, 1847 to 1850.
7BARBIERI, FRANCESCO, Mantua, 1695 to 1750.
8BARNES, ROBERT, London, 1765 to 1794.
9BARNIA, FEDELE, Venice, 1760 to 1780.
10BARRETT, JOHN, London (Piccadilly), 1714 to 1740.
11BARTON, GEORGE, London, 1772, d. about 1810.
12BASSIANO, ——, Rome, 1666.
13BASSOT, JOSEPH, Mirecourt, Paris, b. in Mirecourt 1740, d. after 1805.
14BASTOGI, GAETANO, Livorno, 18th century.
15BAUSCH, LUDWIG CHRIST. AUG., Dresden, Dessau, Leipzig and Wiesbaden, b. Naumburg, 1705, d. Leipzig, 1771.
16BAUSCH, LUDWIG D. J., Leipzig, b. Dessau, 1829, d. Pabstorf, 1871.
17BAUSCH, OTTO B., Leipzig, b. Leipzig, 1841, d. 1875.
18BECKMAN, SVEND, Stockholm, d. about 1761.
19BELLOSIO, ANSELMO, Venice, b. after 1715, d. 1789. A son of Giovanni Bellosio and a pupil of Serafino Santo. Although not an equal to his master, he was one of the best violin makers of his time. His violins have an excellent tone, although his wood and varnish are not of the highest grade.
20BELVIGLIERI (BILVEGLIERI), GREGORIO, Bologna, 1742 to 1772.
21BENEDICT, JOSE, Cadix, 1667 to 1744.
22BENTI, MATTEO, Brescia, b. 1580, d. after 1637.
23BERATI, ——, Imola (Prov. Bologna), 18th century.
24BERETTA, FELICE, Como, 1760 to 1789.
25BERGE, ——, Toulouse, 1760 to 1771.
26BERGONZI, BENEDETTO, Cremona, d. Cremona, 1840.
27BERGONZI, CARLO I, Cremona b. 1686, d. 1747. One of the best, if not the best pupil of Stradivarius. After the death of Stradivarius' sons, Bergonzi took over the house and workshops of his master. The color of his instruments is reddish brown or amber, but is sometimes applied a little too thickly, and therefore shows a tendency to dissolve or melt. His instruments of late years have gained greatly in value, the last ones bearing the year mark of 1700. A violinist in Munich has one labeled 1696, but the chef d'oeuvre by Bergonzi is now in the possession of Baron Liebig at Vienna. The label used by Bergonzi is reproduced on Plate 11, and one of his instruments on Plate 9.
28BERGONZI, CARLO II, Cremona 1780, d. about 1820.
29BERGONZI, MICHEL ANGIOLO, Cremona, b. about 1715, d. about 1765. Bergonzi succeeded his father in 1747, working at several different models, but giving the broad Stradivarius pattern the preference. He did good work, but never equaled that of his father. His varnish is dull, and the tone often muffled. Only a few instruments of his make are in existence, as in early life he devoted himself to making mandolins.
30BERGONZI, NICOLA, Cremona, 1740 to 1782.
31BERGONZI, ZOSIMO, Cremona, 1750 to 1777.
32BERNARDEL, AUGUSTE-SEBASTIEN-PHILIPPE, Paris, b. Mirecourt, 1802, d. Bougival, 1870. Bernardel came to Paris in 1820 and learned the trade with Nicolo Lupot. He founded his own business in 1826, and worked alone until 1859, when he took his two sons as partners into the business. He was one of the most skillful French violin makers of the nineteenth century, and was also considered one of the greatest connoisseurs of wood. In 1851 he exhibited some of his work at an exposition in London and received a prize. The label used by Bernardel is reproduced on Plate 15.
33BERTASIO, LUIGI, Piadena, 19th century.
34BERTI, ANTONIO, Cortona, 1721.
35BERTOLOTTI, GASPARO, (Gasparo da Salo), b. Salo, 1540, d. 1609. Bertolotti was a pupil of his grandfather, and later a scholar of Girolamo di Viriki. In talent

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