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Cremona: an account of the Italian violin-makers and their instruments, 1894
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115. AMBROGI, Pietro. Rome, 1730. Mediocre workmanship, and similar to that of Balestrieri; the scrolls of his violins are almost similar to those of Stainer.
316. ANSELMO, Pietro. 1701-1750. At first at Cremona, later at Florence; he worked on the model of Francesco Ruggeri, and used a handsome, reddish-yellow, soft varnish. His violoncellos are celebrated. (g)
517. ASSALONE, Gaspard. Rome, about 1700. His instruments are modelled with high archings, and are of rough workmanship; he used a good yellow varnish.
718. BAGATELLA, Antonio. (h) Padua, 1782. He made violins and violoncellos of moderate merit. He adopted the method of drawing the outlines of a well-made violin on given measurements on a straight line, which, however, practically is without value.
919. BAGATELLA, Pietro. Padua, 1766. Resembles the last, is of no importance.
1120. BALESTRIERI, Thomas. Mantua, 1720-1750. Probably a pupil of Stradivari. His model resembles that of Stradivari at his latest period, but his instruments are finished more roughly. He used very different woods, but always a good wood for the bellies. His instruments are always distinguished by a powerful tone. He used two kinds of varnish, the one similar to that of Lorenzo Guadagnini, the other lighter in colour. Only violins and violas by him are known. The latter are much prized. (i)
13small. Mr. Charles J. Wilson possesses a very fine viola by him, of a large model, which formerly belonged to the Ries family. It bears a ticket, "Hieronymus Amatus Cremonen Nicolai figlius fecit 1708." Violins by him are rare, one was sold in the Woolhouse Sale, December 6th, 1893, for £130.
15(g) He is said to have also worked at Venice.
17(h) The author of "Regole per la costruzione de violini, viole, violoncelli, e violoni," (Padua, 1786).
19(i) This maker's instruments vary greatly in finish, some being very rough with a darker varnish, others showing workmanship of a high quality. One of the latter order is in the possession of Miss Drysdale; it is a violin of the year 1761, and is an instrument of much merit, with a golden-brown varnish rather thickly applied. De Piccolellis states he worked from 1757 to 1772.
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