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Critical & Documentary Dictionary of Violin Makers Old and Modern, 1928
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1model without reproducing it servilely. His oil varnish, of his own composition, is orange-red. As a maker and repairer his reputation is firmly established. Label Nos 510-511.
3FORGET (Rosario) — Montreal (Canada). (114 W. St. Catherine).
4Contemporary maker.
6FRANÇOIS (G.-M.) — Pittsburg (Penn). Born at Mirecourt (France) in 1873. Pupil of Paul Bailly. Contemporary maker and expert who founded his firm in Pittsburg towards 1898. His great reputation is solidly established and his work unanimously esteemed. A number of pupils owe their knowledge to him and are a credit to his excellent teaching. The model which he is particularly fond of is that of J.-B. Guadagnini, and the varnish coating his instruments is of the same composition as that of J.-B. Vuillaume; the recipe of which was handed to him by Paul Bailly who himself had it from his famous master.
8FREEMAN Jay-C. — New-York City. Born at Chicago (Ill.). Contemporary maker and expert. He was apprenticed to a good violin maker and made his first violin in 1888. As expert, has specialised in old instruments, and from 1889 to 1920 he was attached to the firm of Lyon & Hearly in that capacity. Since then he performs the same functions for Rudolph Wurlitzer & Co, with unquestionable and unquestioned authority.
10FRIEDRICH (John) — New-York. Native of Cassel (Germany) where he was born in 1858. After effecting studies in his native country, passing through the best workshops, he established himself in New-York with his brother, who died prematurely. His work after Stradivari, Amati and Guarneri I. H. S. has earned him awards at the Exhibitions of Chicago 1893 and St. Louis 1904. He has to his credit about 300 instruments which have made his reputation.
12FRITZSCH (Bernhard) — Cincinnati (201 Piemont St.).
13Contemporary maker.
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