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Chats to violin students on how to study the violin, 1895
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1powerful tone, is said to have belonged to Paganini, and to have been gambled away by him (see "The Violin," by Davidson). It is a beautiful specimen of the red varnish which is exceptionally fine. Another which I purchased last year has a tone which almost equals the Cannon Joseph, but, being a yellow varnish, is not quite so beautiful in appearance.
3To attempt to make an exhaustive list of all makers of the different schools, would result in lists of names with dates, so I shall just add a few facts in connection with some of the better known makers of the Italian school, and then turn in like manner to the other nations.
5Of Carlo Bergonzi, born in Cremona about 1716, one can say he is one of the finest of the celebrated makers, and deserves to be classed with Amati, Stradivarius, and Guarnerius, being a pupil of Stradivarius at his finest period, his work principally resembling his and Amati's. His model is somewhat small but his varnish is exceedingly rich and transparent. His scroll has much individuality, and the tone of his instruments is splendidly full and equal. He died 1747.
7One of Stradivari's greatest copyists was Camillus Camilli, of Mantua (about 1740). His name is not so generally known, but I have seen one of his violins which surprised me with its magnificent tone. I cannot, however, speak generally, only having come across one notable specimen.
9Alessandro Gagliano, born in 1640 at Naples, has left many violins of pure and exquisite tone, his upper strings being generally the best. He studied with Stradi-
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