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Catalogue of old master violins; added to which is a short historical sketch of the various violin schools, and a list of the principal makers, including an article upon violin construction and repairing, also a list of choice music for the violin, 1900
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1Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis
2Faciebat Anno 17
4Origin of the Violin
6A Short Historical Sketch of the Various Violin Schools, With a List of the Principal Makers.
8The double bass was the first of the violin family as now known, followed by the violoncello, the viola and lastly the violin about 1540, and so great was the genius of these early makers, that the violin, as originated by them, has not to the present day been improved upon, in fact the work of Stradivarius and others has never been equaled by modern makers for their high finish, beauty of varnish and purity of tone.
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