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An encyclopedia of the violin

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1GIBBS, JAMES, London 1800, d. about 1845.
2GIBERTINI, ANTONIO, Parma, Genoa, 1797 to 1850.
3GIGLI, GIULIO CESARE, Rome, 1721 to 1762.
4GILBERT, NICOLAS-LOUIS, Metz, 1701 to 1706.
5GILCHRIST, JAMES, Glasgow, b. 1832, d. 1894.
6GILKES, SAMUEL, London, b. Morton Pinkney (Northamptonshire), 1787, d. London, 1827. A pupil of Charles Harris, Sr., who worked with William Forster, and in 1810 opened his own shop. He copied the Harris model, and also tried the Amati model several times without success. He did good clean work, using the best wood and a good varnish. He was much sought after by dealers, and his violins are at the present time in great demand.
7GILKES, WILLIAM, London, b. Tothill Field, Grey Coat Str. (Westminster), 1811, d. London, 1875.
8GIORDANO, ALBERTO, Cremona, 1725 to 1740.
9GIORGI, NICOLA, Turin, 1717 to 1760.
10GIULANI (GIULIANI), —, Cremona, Saluzzo, 1660.
11GOBETTI, FRANCESCO, Venice, 1690 to 1732. Judging by his work he must have been a pupil of Stradivarius. He is, next to Montagnana and Serafino, the most important Venetian violin maker. It is claimed that he did all his work in the years 1690 to 1725, but there always has been great doubt about these dates. In the monastery of St. Florian in Austria can be found a violin with his trademark of 1761, but it is most likely that the figure "6" can also be taken for an "0." His model may be called the happy medium between the Stradivarius and Amati model. The varnish is of a clear light red color. One especially fine instrument of his make can be found in a collection at Antwerp. The label used by Gobetti is reproduced on Plate 5, and one of his instruments on Plate 6.
12GOFRILLER, FRANCESCO, Venice, Udine, 1690 to 1740.
13GOFRILLER (GOFFRILER OR GAFRILLER), Matteo, Venice, 1690, d. 1742. His work suggests the old Italian school and he appears to have been a pupil of Carlo Bergonzi. His work is exemplary in the selection of the wood, the beautiful red varnish, and the excellence of tone. One of his instruments, dated 1742, is in a Museum at Cologne. Gofriller frequently omitted the label from his violins.
14GOSSELIN, JEAN, Paris, 1814 to 1830.
15GOUGH, WALTER, London, 1810, d. about 1830.
16GRABENSEE, T. K., (OR T. G. OR J. A.), Dusseldorf, 1818 to 1861.
17GRAGNANI, ANTONIO, Livorno, 1741, still living in 1800. Although not one of the master makers, Gragnani's violins have an excellent tone and pleasing appearance. One of his instruments is reproduced on Plate 14.
18GRAGNANI, GENNARO, Livorno, 1730.
19GRANCINO, FRANCESCO, Milan, 1690, d. 1746.
20GRANCINO, GIOVANNI I, Milan, 1645 to 1682.
21GRANCINO, GIOVANNI II, Milan, b. about 1675, d. after 1737. Second son and pupil of Paolo Grancino. As a violin maker, he is one of the best, and fully the equal of his brother Paolo. The arch of his violins is not as high but broader than that of Paolo, although the latter used better wood. He had a predilection for the smaller models. One of his instruments (1737) is in the Lobkowitsch collection; another of the year 1702 is owned by Alfred Keil in Lisbon.
22GRANCINO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA I, Milan, Ferrara, 1690 to 1710. The label used by Grancino is reproduced on Plate 11, and one of his instruments on Plate 12.
23GRANCINO, PAOLO, Milan, 1665 to 1692. A distinguished maker said to have been a pupil of Amati.
24GRAND-GERARD, JEAN-BAPTISTE, Mirecourt, 1771 to 1820.
25GRANDJON, J., Mirecourt, 1862 to 1868.
26GREGORI, LUIGI, Bologna, 1793 to 1808.
27GREIFF, HANS (JOHANN), Fussen, 1606 to 1622.
28GRIESSER, MATHIAS, Innsbruck, b. Fussen, after 1700, d. 1784.
29GRIMM, KARL, Berlin, b. 1794, d. Berlin, 1855.
30GRISERI, FILIPPO, Florence, 1650.
31GROSSET, PAUL FRANÇOIS, Paris, 1744 to 1765.
32GROSSI, GIUSEPPE, Bologna, 1803 to 1804.
33GRULLI, Pietro, Cremona, 1870, d. 1898.
34GUADAGNINI, ANTONIO, Turin, b. 1831, d. 1881.
35GUADAGNINI, CARLO, Turin, 1780 to 1839.
36GUADAGNINI, GAETANO I, Turin, 1775 to 1831.
37GUADAGNINI, GIAMBATTISTA, Piacenza, Turin, b. Cremona, 1711, d. Turin, 1786. Son of Lorenzo, and a scholar of Stradivarius, as was his father. He built his

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