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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925

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1DENNIS, JESSE, London, b. 1795, d. after 1855.
3DERAZEY, JEAN JOSEPH HONORE, Mirecourt, b. Darney, 1794, d. 1883.
5DEROUX, SEBASTIEN AUGUST, Paris, b. Mirecourt, 1848.
7DES ROUSSEAUX, NICOLAS, Verdun, 1755.
9DEVEREUX, JOHN, London, Melbourne, 1840 to 1880.
11O'HESPONT (DESPONT), ANTOINE, Paris, 1634 to 1636.
13DICKINSON (DICKENSON), EDWARD, London, 1750 to 1790.
15DICKSON (DICKESON), JOHN, London and Cambridge, b. Stirling (Scotland), about 1720, d. after 1780.
17DIEHL (DIEL), FRIEDRICH, Darmstadt, b. 1814, d. 1888.
19DIEHL, JAKOB, Bremen, Hamburg, b. Mainz, 1806, d. Hamburg, 1874.
21DIEHL, JOHANN, Mainz, 1808 to 1843.
23DIEHL, MARTIN, Mainz, 1770 to 1792.
25DIEHL, NIKOLAUS, Mainz, Darmstadt, b. 1779, d. 1851.
27DIEHL, NIKOLAUS LOUIS, Hamburg, 1860, d. 1876.
29DIEULAFAIT, ——, Paris, 1720.
31DINI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, Lucignano, 1700 to 1707.
33DITTON, ——, London, 1700 to 1720.
35DODD, THOMAS (SON), London, beginning of 19th century.
37DODD, THOMAS (FATHER), London, 1786 to 1820. Thomas Dodd, third son of Edward Dodd, the famous bow maker, was first a brewer, from 1786-1789 a bow maker, and from 1798 a violin maker and dealer, and finally a harp and piano builder. He was a great connoisseur of Italian instruments, and his violins and violoncellos bring a very high price, being in great demand. Dodd claimed to be the only man having a formula for the genuine Cremona varnish as used by the master makers. The label used by Dodd is reproduced on Plate 20.
39DOMINICELLI, ——, Ferrara, 1695 to 1715.
41DONATO, SERAFINO, Venice, 1411.
43DONI, ROCCO, Florence, 1600 to 1660.
45DOPFER, NIKOLAUS, Mainz, 1715 to 1768.
47DORANT, WILLIAM, London, 1814.
49ORINDA, GIACOMO, Pienza, 18th century.
51DROULOT (DROULEAU), ——, Paris, 1788 to 1800.
53DUCHERON, MATTHIEU (MATHURIN), Paris, 1700 to 1730.
55DUIFOPRUGGAR, GASPAR (see Tieffenbrucker, Gaspar).
57DUKE, RICHARD (FATHER), London, 1750 to 1780. A reproduction of one of Duke's instruments will be found on Plate 21.
59DUKE, RICHARD (SON), London, beginning of 19th century.
61DU MESNIL, JACQUES, Paris, 1655 to 1662.
63DUNCAN, GEORGE, Glasgow, b. 1855 in Kingston-on-Spey.
65EBERLE (EBERLL), JOHANNES UDALRICUS, Prague, b. Vils, 1699, d. 1768. A maker of highly arched violins, beautifully varnished. The label used by Eberle is reproduced on Plate 17 and one of his instruments on Plate 19.
67EDLINGER, JOSEF JOACHIM, Prague, b. Prague, 1693, d. 1748.
69EDLINGER, THOMAS I, Augsburg, b. 1656, d. 1690.
71EGGLINGTON, ——, London, 1800 to 1802.
73ELSLER (ELSTER), JOHANN JOSEPH, Mainz, 1717 to 1750.
75EMILIANI, FRANCESCO DE, Rome, 1704 to 1736.
77ERNST, FRANZ ANTON, Gotha, b. 1745, d. 1805.
79EVANS, RICHARD, London, 1742.
81EVE, JACQUES CHARLES, Paris, 1758 to 1788.
83FABRIS (FABBRIS), LUIGI, Venice, d. after 1873.
85FACINI, FRA AGOSTINO, Bologna, 1732 to 1742.
87FALAISE (FALAIRE), ——, Paris.
89FALCO, PAOLO, Cremona, 1750 to 1752.
91FARINATO, PAOLO, Venice, 1695 to 1725.
93FARON, ACHILLES, 1701.
95FENDT, BERNHARD SIMON (SIMMON), London, b. London, 1800, d. 1852. Eldest son and pupil of Bernhard Fendt. After working for John Betts and his successors for a long time, he formed the firm of Fendt and Purdy. He was a skillful but not a careful worker, and was especially clever at imitating the large Amati model. In the last year of his life (1851) he received the first prize at the London Exposition for one of these instruments. His wood was well selected, the varnish a light red. One of his violins of 1820 was exhibited by Hill and Sons in 1904 at the London Music Loan Exhibition.
97FENDT, FRANCIS, London, Liverpool, 1850 to 1857.
99FENDT, JAKOB, London, b. 1815, d. 1849. Third son of Bernhard Fendt and a pupil

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