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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925

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1ROCCA, GIUSEPPE ANTONIO, Turin, Genoa, b. Alba, about 1810, d. after 1868.
3RODIANI (RUDIANI), GIOVITA, Brescia, Bologna, b. about 1545, d. after 1624.
5ROGERI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, Brescia, b. about 1650, d. 1730. A pupil of Stradivarius, who, when starting in business for himself, used the Stradivarius model exclusively. His work was in every respect perfect, and the varnish a golden or light red. Not many of his instruments are in existence at the present time. The label used by Rogeri is reproduced on Plate 5, and one of his instruments on Plate 7.
7ROGERI, PIETRO GIACOMO, Brescia, b. about 1680, d. after 1730.
9ROISMANN, JOHANNES, Breslau, 1630 to 1680.
11ROL, ——, Paris, 1753.
13ROMANO, PIETRO, Pavia, 18th century.
15ROMARIUS, ANTONIUS, Cremona, 1703.
17ROMBOUTS, PIETER, Amsterdam, b. 1674, d. after 1735.
19ROOK, JOSEPH, London (Carlysse), 1777 to 1830.
21ROPIQUET, ——, Paris, 1815.
23ROSIERO, ROCCO, Cremona, 1730.
25ROSS (ROSE, ROSA), JOHN, London (Bridewell), 1562 to 1599.
27ROTA, GIOVANNI, Cremona, 1795 to 1810.
29ROTH, CHRISTIAN, Nurnberg, 1675.
31ROVETTA (ROVELTA), ANTONIO, Bergamo, 1840 to 1884.
33ROZE, ——, Orleans, 1701 to 1760.
35ROZET, ——, Paris, about 1691.
37RUELLE, PIERRE, Paris, 1754.
39RUGGERI (RUGIERI), FRANCESCO, Cremona, 1645 to 1700. The eldest and best violin maker of this family. His varnish is bright and transparent and of a deep red color. He always managed to give his violins a clear and broad tone. One of his instruments of the year 1665 was bought by Ole Bull for $2000. Another is in the possession of Theodore Hammerle of Vienna. The label used by Ruggeri is reproduced on Plate 5, and one of his instruments on Plate 13.
41RUGGERI (RUGIERI), GIACINTO GIO. BATTISTA, Cremona, 1666 to 1696.
43RUGGERI (RUGIERI), VINCENZO, Cremona, 1690 to 1735. A son of Francesco, but less important than his father. A fine instrument of his is in the Imperial Collection of Musical Instruments in Berlin. Beethoven had one labeled 1690, which was given to him by Prince Lichnowsky.
45RUPPERT, FRANZ, Erfurt, 1800 to 1809.
47SACCHINI, SABBATTINO (SEBASTIANO), Pesaro, 1670 to 1686.
49SACQUIN, ——, Paris, b. about 1811, d. 1860.
51SAINPRAE (SAINPRA), JAKOB, Berlin, 17th century.
53SAINT-PAUL, ANTOINE, Paris, 1768 to 1789.
55SAINT-PAUL, PIERRE, Paris, 1740 to 1743.
57SAJOT, ——, Paris, 1720 to 1734.
59SALLE, LE PÈRE, Paris, 1825 to 1850.
61SALO, GASPARO DA, see Bertolotti.
63SALOMON, JEAN-BAPTIST-DESHAYES, Paris, 1740, d. about 1772.
65SANONI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, Verona, 1680 to 1740.
67SANTAGIULIANA, GIACINTO, Vicenza, Venice, 1770 to 1830.
69SANTE, ——, Pesaro, 1670.
71SANTE (SANTO), GIUSEPPE, Rome, 1778.
73SANTO (SANTI), GIOVANNI, Naples, 1700 to 1740.
75SANTO (SANZO, SANZIO), SANTINO, Milan, 1684 to 1700.
77SAPINO (SERPINO, SARPINO), ——, 16th century.
79SARACINI (SARACENI), DOMENICO, Florence, 1655.
81SARDI, ——, Venice, 1649.
83SAUNIER, ——, Mirecourt, 1740.
85SAUNIER, EDMOND, Bordeaux, Paris, b. about 1730, d. after 1783.
87SAVANI (SCAVANI), GIUSEPPE, Carpi, 1809.
89SAVART, FELIX, Paris, b. Mezieres, 1791, d. Paris, 1841.
91SAVICKI (SAWITZKI), CARL NIKOLAUS, Vienna, b. Lemberg, 1792, d. Vienna, 1850.
93SCHEINLEIN, JOHANN MICHAEL, b. 1751, d. after 1794.
95SCHEINLEIN, MATTHAUS FRIEDRICH, b. 1710, d. 1771.
97SCHELLE (SCHELL), SEBASTIAN, Nurnberg, 1700 to 1745.
99SCHMIDT, C., Butzow, 1841.
101SCHÖNFFELDER, JOHANN (HANS) ADAM, b. 1707, d. 1763.
103SCHONGER, FRANZ, Erfurt, 1750 to 1776.
105SCHONGER, GEORG, Erfurt, b. about 1666, d. about 1740.
107SCHORN, JOHANN JOSEPH, Salzburg, 1716 to 1726.
109SCHORN, JOHANN PAUL, Innsbruck, Salzburg, 1680 to 1716.
111SCHOTT, MARTIN, Prague, 1680 to 1682.
113SCHWARTZ (SCHWARZ), BERNHARD, Strassburg, b. Konigsberg, about 1744, d. 1822.

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