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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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1The leading French makers were: Jacques Boquay, Paris, 1700-1730; Claude Pierray, Paris, 1700-1725; Jean Vuillaume, Mirecourt, 1700-1740; Francois Médard, Paris, 1700; Francois Gaviniés, Paris, 1730, Francois Lupot, Plombières, 1736-1804; Francois Vaillant, Paris, 1758; Ambroise de Comble, Tournay, 1750; Nicolas Lupot, Paris, 1758-1824; F. L. Pique, Paris, 1788-1822; Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1798-1875; Francois Chanot, Mirecourt, 1800; Pierre Silvestre, Lyons, 1801-1859; Pierre Pacherele, Mirecourt, 1803-1871; George Chanot, Paris, 1801-1883; Claude Francois Vuillaume, Paris, 1807; Francois Gand, Paris, 1810-1845; Charles Adolphe Maucotel, Paris, 1820-1858; Claude Augustin Miremont, Mirecourt, 1827; Hippolyte Silvestre, Lyons, 1830; Adolphe Gand, Paris, 1845; Eugene Gand, Paris, 1850-1895.
3Jacobus Stainer in Absam prope Oenipontum 16
5We now come to the German Makers, whose names are legion, but who did not in the large majority approach the work of the Italian or French makers, yet there are a few who did turn out instruments of real merit such as
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