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Cremona: an account of the Italian violin-makers and their instruments, 1894
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1to Lyons, where he died in 1530. It appears, however, that his descendants worked in Italy, for there is in the possession of Prince Lobkowitz, in his castle of Eisenberg in Silesia, a lute with the inscription, "Magno Dieffoprugkar à Venetia 1617." A family of violin-makers by name Tieffenbrucker still exists in Bavaria. (e)
3The first mention of a genuine violin by Gaspard Duiffopruggar, which is in the possession of Professor Mertz of the Brussels Conservatoire, is made by Fétis in his Biographie Universelle. This violin, which, from the description, is of a large size, dates from the year 1515. (f) The scroll displays the head of the Court jester Triboulet, with a falling ruff. The tone is full, keen, and penetrating. Fétis is wrong, however, when he says this is the only existing violin by this celebrated maker. In the course of time five other violins by him have come to light.
51. The oldest dates from 1510, and is to be found in the collection of F. Niederheitmann at Aix-la-Chapelle. It was made for Francis I. of France, and bears on the back the French royal crown, and under it two F's entwined, (François de France). The belly, sides, and peg-box show signs of rich gilding. Instead of a scroll, it has a handsomely carved
7(e) The exactness of the statement that Gaspard Duiffoprugcar's lineal descendants worked in Italy is certainly doubtful, but the theory of his Bavarian origin is confirmed by Wasielewski and by Dr. Contagne's new evidence, which shows that he was a native of Fressin or Treising, 30 kilomètres from Munich. Dr. Contagne also mentions the family of Hochbrücher of Donauwerth; the most prominent member of this family was one who in 1720 brought out improvements in the mechanism of the harp.
9From 1590 to about 1620 there were three celebrated lute-makers of the name in Venice, Magno, Vendelino (or Wendelin), and Leonardo. The name varies in its orthography considerably, and another authority gives the name in the lute of Prince Moritz Lobkowitz as "Deffoprukhar," and the date 1607. In a lute in the Liceo Communale di Musica at Bologna the inscription is, "Magno Dieffopruchar a Venetia 1612." Dr. Schebek states that a viola by Vendelino is in the Modena Museum in Vienna. The names of other members of the family appear in history, namely, Leopold and Uldrich (Wasielewski), the latter is said to have worked at Bologna with Gaspard.
11For the inscriptions in the instruments exhibited in Vienna in 1892, see post Appendix: "Tieffenbrücker."
13(f) This is the violin now belonging to Mr. Georges Chanot, of Wardour Street.
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