Scan 45
Critical & Documentary Dictionary of Violin Makers Old and Modern, 1928
32 lines. Read by computer on 2 October 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1BERTOLETTI (Gasparo) — Called « Gaspard da Salo ». Brescia 1542-1609. See Gaspard da Salo.
3BIANCHI (Niccolo) — Genoa and Nice 1796-1881. Pupil of Cerutti and Pressenda. Good modern make. See French School.
5BIRMETTI (G.-B.) — Florence 1775. Large pattern, red varnish.
7BIMBI (Bartolomeo) — Siena and Florence circa 1750. Small model. Orange-red varnish. Careful workmanship.
9BISIACH (Leandre) — Milan. Contemporary. Valuable modern make.
11BLASIO (Raphael di) — Naples xviii th century. Third rate work. Gagliano style. Yellow-brown varnish.
13BODIO (Gennaro) — Venice 1735. Moderately good work.
15BODIO (Giambattista) — Venice circa 1800. Very supple oil varnish.
17BOMBERGHI (Lorenzo) — Florence circa 1750. Work of no great interest.
19BONORIS (Cesare) — Mantua. Viol maker of the xvi th century.
21BONVICINI — Spilamberio circa 1780.
23BORELLI (Andreas) — Parma circa 1740. This maker worked after the Guadagnini model. His varnish is yellow or brown and the pattern a little large. No 488.
25BORGIA (Antonio) — Milan circa 1670. Testore school. Ordinary work and material.
27BORTOLETTI (Luigi) — Milan circa 1800. Yellow varnish. Pretty work.
29BORTOLETTI (Giovanni) — Verica circa 1880. Good modern make.
31BOTTE — Brescia 1775. Large pattern. Red-brown varnish.
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