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Dictionary of Violin makers
Arnold Sewell. 1928.
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| 15 | Concerts Lamoureux | Read | |
| 17 | PREFACE | Read | |
| 18 | It must be mentioned that our appreciati… | Read | |
| 19 | Celebrated virtuosi, contemporaries of L… | Read | |
| 20 | by the fixed idea « I only want to buy a… | Read | |
| 21 | One must however acknowledge that there… | Read | |
| 27 | A | Read | |
| 28 | ALLEGRETTI (Massimiliano) — Soliera circ… | Read | |
| 29 | AMATI (Niccolo) — Cremona 1596-1684. Fif… | Read | |
| 30 | of Stradivarius, Amati, Guadagnini and o… | Read | |
| 31 | BALDANTONI (Guiseppe) — Ancona 1784-1873… | Read | |
| 32 | BATTISTA DE BRESCIA — The Museum of the… | Read | |
| 37 | C. Bergonzi, but in reality it was nothi… | Read | |
| 38 | BERTOLETTI (Gasparo) — Called « Gaspard… | Read | |
| 39 | BRAGLIA (Antonio) — Modena circa 1800. N… | Read | |
| 40 | CALONARDI (Marco) — Cremona xvii th cent… | Read | |
| 41 | CARLOMORDI — Verona circa 1650. Little k… | Read | |
| 42 | Modern make with qualities. This maker f… | Read | |
| 43 | CORDANO (Jacopo-Philippo) — Genoa circa… | Read | |
| 44 | DEGANI (Giulio) — Venice. Born in 1875.… | Read | |
| 49 | or gold-yellow varnish, his instruments… | Read | |
| 50 | FERRARI (Alphonso) — Carpi and Modena ci… | Read | |
| 51 | FIORINI (Raffaele) — Bologna 1828-1898.… | Read | |
| 52 | varnish. Some instruments are however mu… | Read | |
| 53 | chief quality of his instruments is thei… | Read | |
| 54 | is surmised that he was a pupil of Hiero… | Read | |
| 55 | GIORGI (Niccolo) — Turin circa 1745. Goo… | Read | |
| 56 | poor. The model however is good and the… | Read | |
| 61 | master worked at Parma, Milan and Plaisa… | Read | |
| 62 | of Carlo Guadagnini. This excellent make… | Read | |
| 63 | FF were placed lower than usual and very… | Read | |
| 64 | with the most beautiful Stradivarius. Th… | Read | |
| 65 | of Jesus, a religious order founded in 1… | Read | |
| 66 | GUIDANTUS (Joannes-Florenus) — Bologna c… | Read | |
| 67 | brown-red varnished instruments have cau… | Read | |
| 68 | LUGLONI (Giuseppe) — Venice circa 1780.… | Read | |
| 73 | Mahler (Sigismondo) surnamed "Il Tedesco… | Read | |
| 74 | MARCONCINI (Giuseppe) — Ferrare circa 17… | Read | |
| 75 | nesses and arching also have much resemb… | Read | |
| 76 | Maggini School. Good and careful workman… | Read | |
| 77 | PAZZINI (Giovanni-Gaetano) — Florence ci… | Read | |
| 78 | POSTIGLIONE (Vincenzo) — Naples born in… | Read | |
| 79 | RECHARDINI (Pietro) — Venice beginning o… | Read | |
| 80 | Niccolo Amati whose model he recalls. He… | Read | |
| 85 | are not always purfled. Flat model. Broa… | Read | |
| 86 | SCARAMPELLA (Giuseppe) — Florence, born… | Read | |
| 87 | the influence of his noted predecessors… | Read | |
| 90 | TANINGARD (Giorgio) — Rome circa 1740. D… | Read | |
| 92 | TOPPANI (Angelo de) — Rome circa 1745. P… | Read | |
| 93 | instruments possess a powerful tone, per… | Read | |
| 94 | ZANOTTI (Antonio) — Mantua circa 1730. F… | Read | |
| 97 | A | Read | |
| 98 | ANGARD (Maxime) — Paris circa 1895. Exce… | Read | |
| 99 | return to Mirecourt, at Paris about 1880… | Read | |
| 100 | BARBEY (Guillaume) — Paris circa 1715. G… | Read | |
| 105 | sometimes subjected his woods to some pr… | Read | |
| 106 | BIANCHI (Nicolo) — Paris, Aix, Genoa, Ni… | Read | |
| 107 | BOMÉ (Thomas de) — Versailles, end of xv… | Read | |
| 108 | brown-red semi-oil varnish. He obtained… | Read | |
| 109 | BRIÈRE (Pascal) — Rouen circa 1715. This… | Read | |
| 110 | 'cellos and double basses. The three str… | Read | |
| 111 | undertaking its management at the time o… | Read | |
| 112 | recalling that of Chappuy. His instrumen… | Read | |
| 113 | often consulted and considered for a lon… | Read | |
| 114 | CHAROTTE (Hippolyte) — Mirecourt 1829-18… | Read | |
| 115 | CHIPOT-VUILLAUME — Mirecourt 1847-1892.… | Read | |
| 116 | CLÉMENT (Jean-Laurent) — Paris circa 178… | Read | |
| 117 | COMME — Blois towards 1710. Vielles and… | Read | |
| 118 | COUSINEAU (Jacques-Georges) — Paris circ… | Read | |
| 119 | DEBLAYE (Albert) — Mirecourt. Contempora… | Read | |
| 120 | DELEAU (Lucien) — Rouen circa 1860. More… | Read | |
| 125 | DEROUX (Georges) — Mirecourt 1822-1889.… | Read | |
| 126 | DROULOT — Paris circa 1780. Heavy work.… | Read | |
| 127 | establish himself at rue de Cléry and in… | Read | |
| 128 | the same interest. The working of the sc… | Read | |
| 129 | script label was also added. Fleuridor à… | Read | |
| 130 | G | Read | |
| 131 | He made violins with bellies in three pa… | Read | |
| 132 | Model generally flat: his 'cellos are pa… | Read | |
| 133 | founded with Barbet the firm « Barbet et… | Read | |
| 134 | GUEDON (Jacques-Antoine) — Paris towards… | Read | |
| 135 | impressed by his skill, and entrusted to… | Read | |
| 136 | HENRY (J.-B.) — Paris 1757 to circa 1830… | Read | |
| 137 | HUSSON (Alexis) — Mirecourt 1729-1784. S… | Read | |
| 138 | JACQUOT (Pierre-Charles) — Nancy 1828-19… | Read | |
| 139 | he entered the workshops of Silvestre &… | Read | |
| 140 | la Juiverie and in 1780 he founded the f… | Read | |
| 145 | W. Hill & Sons of London to undertake re… | Read | |
| 146 | LARUE (P.-M.) — Paris circa 1770. Ordina… | Read | |
| 147 | LE DUC (Pierre) — Paris end of xviiith c… | Read | |
| 148 | LE LYONNAIS (Charles) — Nantes. Born at… | Read | |
| 149 | His work is much esteemed. The models he… | Read | |
| 150 | instruments, both inside and out, with i… | Read | |
| 151 | to the part of the frog in direct contac… | Read | |
| 152 | MARÉCHAL — Paris end of XVIIIth century.… | Read | |
| 153 | himself at Galerie Vivienne in 1844 and… | Read | |
| 154 | Froidemanteau and towards 1770, in the r… | Read | |
| 155 | noted that Max Millant was also with Léo… | Read | |
| 156 | two books: « La Lutherie Artistique » (A… | Read | |
| 157 | NERMEL (J.-M) — Paris circa 1780. Curren… | Read | |
| 158 | of his labels are manuscript. This make… | Read | |
| 159 | His production has been very extensive.… | Read | |
| 160 | PECCATTE (Dominique) — Paris 1810-1874.… | Read | |
| 165 | 1906 to 1923. His work possesses great f… | Read | |
| 166 | 106 | of violins as we know of no authentic 'c… | Read |
| 167 | 107 | POIROT (Louis) — Bordeaux. Born at Mirec… | Read |
| 168 | 108 | conclusive than the many others precedin… | Read |
| 169 | 109 | jury known as « Les Solides » (The Stron… | Read |
| 170 | 110 | ROGER (G.) — Montpellier circa 1820. Wor… | Read |
| 171 | 111 | SARTORY (Eugène) — Paris, 3, cité Trévis… | Read |
| 172 | 112 | being more powerful. He makes the backs… | Read |
| 173 | 113 | though not equal to that of his brother,… | Read |
| 174 | 114 | Stradivarius model. Objection may be mad… | Read |
| 175 | 115 | SULOT or SULEAU — Dijon circa 1830. Arti… | Read |
| 176 | 116 | Thibouville, a wood turner, made small f… | Read |
| 177 | TIRIOT — Mirecourt towards 1780. This ma… | Read | |
| 178 | an advanced age. Copied by the best make… | Read | |
| 179 | VATELOT (Marcel) — Paris. Maker and expe… | Read | |
| 180 | VIGNERON (André) — Paris. Born towards 1… | Read | |
| 185 | VUILLAUME (Jean) — Mirecourt circa 1730.… | Read | |
| 187 | VUILLAUME (Nicolas) — Mirecourt circa 18… | Read | |
| 191 | A | Read | |
| 192 | 128 | adorns his instruments which possess exc… | Read |
| 193 | 129 | 1880, enjoying a good reputation and hav… | Read |
| 194 | BARRETT (John) — London circa 1714-1740.… | Read | |
| 195 | BROWN (James) — London circa 1786-1860.… | Read | |
| 196 | CHANOT (Alfred-Ernest) — London (29 Rath… | Read | |
| 197 | Italian masters. Varnish of good composi… | Read | |
| 198 | D | Read | |
| 199 | DODD (Edward) — London circa 1840. Son o… | Read | |
| 200 | he was a pupil of Paul Bailly, the celeb… | Read | |
| 205 | FEVROT (M.) — London end of xviiiith cen… | Read | |
| 206 | 138 | maker who has left good instruments, par… | Read |
| 207 | 139 | and in violin playing, he was drawn towa… | Read |
| 208 | 140 | HARRIS (Charles) — Son of the one above.… | Read |
| 209 | 141 | HILL (Richard) — 1660. Worked in London. | Read |
| 210 | 142 | old violins, and came to be recognised a… | Read |
| 211 | 143 | copyist of the Italian masters. See unde… | Read |
| 212 | 144 | LENTZ (Johan-Nicolaus) — London circa 18… | Read |
| 213 | 145 | ticed with B. Mast, perfected himself wi… | Read |
| 214 | 146 | NELSON (James) — London. Howley Place, P… | Read |
| 215 | PANORMO (Vincent) — London. See French S… | Read | |
| 216 | PRETTS — London towards 1850. A pupil of… | Read | |
| 217 | S | Read | |
| 218 | SOMNY (Joseph-Maurice) — Hanwell. Contem… | Read | |
| 219 | Thompson. Instrument makers and music se… | Read | |
| 220 | W | Read | |
| 225 | rius model and coated with a tender varn… | Read | |
| 226 | Stradivarius or Guarnerius. Varnish of a… | Read | |
| 229 | A | Read | |
| 230 | 158 | some makers of the Venetian School. This… | Read |
| 231 | 159 | BEDLER (Norbert) (?) — Wurtzburg circa 1… | Read |
| 232 | 160 | E | Read |
| 233 | 161 | branded « J. C. F. ». There exist no les… | Read |
| 234 | 162 | H | Read |
| 235 | 163 | HORENSTAINER (Antonius) — Mittenwald tow… | Read |
| 236 | 164 | Andreas Kambl Churfurstl Hof-Lauten-und… | Read |
| 237 | 165 | KLOTZ (Egidius) — Mittenwald 1675-1711.… | Read |
| 238 | 166 | made all kinds of instruments and was on… | Read |
| 239 | 167 | Klotz type. Medium height. Branded S. N.… | Read |
| 240 | he followed the models of the Cremonese… | Read | |
| 245 | 169 | REBER (Pancratus) — Düsseldorf circa 173… | Read |
| 246 | 170 | SCHLOSSER (Johann-Christian) — Klingent… | Read |
| 247 | 171 | himself of their influence in order to p… | Read |
| 248 | 172 | STORCK (Dietrich) — Strasbourg circa 177… | Read |
| 249 | 173 | VOEL (Jacob) — Mayence circa 1835. Strad… | Read |
| 253 | 177 | A | Read |
| 254 | 178 | ALTIMARA — Barcelona circa 1870. One of… | Read |
| 255 | BARTLOW (Hiram-Cornelius) — New-York Cit… | Read | |
| 256 | model and varnish used by him are often… | Read | |
| 257 | BOULANGEOT (Jules-Camille) — Brussels. B… | Read | |
| 258 | C | Read | |
| 259 | this fine make has also the advantage of… | Read | |
| 260 | pupil of above mentioned. Rather heavy w… | Read | |
| 265 | individual sound. He made his first viol… | Read | |
| 266 | 186 | E | Read |
| 267 | 187 | model without reproducing it servilely.… | Read |
| 268 | 188 | G | Read |
| 269 | 189 | with famous masters. He derives a well e… | Read |
| 270 | 190 | work, and his mode of assembling certain… | Read |
| 271 | 191 | HEIGES (Luther-D.) — Baltimore (Md.). Bo… | Read |
| 272 | 192 | HOFMANS (Matthys) — Antwerp 1689-1740. I… | Read |
| 273 | 193 | JAMES (Stanley-W.) — Melbourne circa 188… | Read |
| 274 | 194 | KITTEL — Petrograd circa 1870. Good clas… | Read |
| 275 | 195 | workmanship lacks distinction. His reput… | Read |
| 276 | 196 | He took the succession in 1914 and obtai… | Read |
| 277 | 197 | LINCKE (Johannes-P.) — Copenhagen end of… | Read |
| 278 | 198 | MARIZOT (Bastien) — Karkoff (Russia) 18… | Read |
| 279 | an homogeneous tone, which are favoured… | Read | |
| 280 | NICOLAS (Thomas) — Geneva beginning of x… | Read | |
| 285 | PARRAMON (Ramon) — Barcelona. Contempora… | Read | |
| 286 | PULPANECK (Fritz) — Los Angeles (Califor… | Read | |
| 287 | and Guarneri are his favourite masters.… | Read | |
| 288 | SCHINCKE (Harry) — Cincinatti (Ohio). Bo… | Read | |
| 289 | SMITH (John) — Winnipeg (Manitoba) Canad… | Read | |
| 290 | 206 | SUNDSTROM (Oscar) — Denver (Colorado). C… | Read |
| 291 | 207 | account of his successive removals. Labe… | Read |
| 292 | 208 | on the 23rd. October, 1922. Gold medals… | Read |
| 295 | corners a trifle long. He was careless i… | Read | |
| 299 | DENOMINATION OF THE COMPONENT PARTS OF A… | Read | |
| 300 | production of a sparkling tone. Pine woo… | Read | |
| 305 | 215 | pine or willow wood, set into the Blocks… | Read |
| 306 | 216 | Professor Felix Savart's own deductions… | Read |
| 307 | 217 | From the point of view of sound, the nat… | Read |
| 308 | 218 | was born at Fusagnano in 1653 and died a… | Read |
| 309 | 219 | The Ferrule, a kind of ring, keeps the h… | Read |
| 313 | 223 | Rue de Bussy, No 30, Faub. St-Germain, p… | Read |
| 314 | 224 | GAVINIES, rue S Thomas du Louvre, à Pari… | Read |
| 315 | 225 | Anno 17 Carlo Bergonzi fece in Cremona. | Read |
| 316 | 226 | Leopoldus Widhalin | Read |
| 317 | 227 | CLÉMENT | Read |
| 318 | 228 | MÉDAILLE D'OR ET D'ARGENT | Read |
| 319 | 229 | CAMIREMONT | Read |
| 320 | 230 | Michael Ignatius Stadl-Kaiserl. Hof Laut… | Read |
| 321 | 231 | Joseph Hill, Maker | Read |
| 322 | 232 | OUVRARD Luthier Place de l'Ecole à Paris… | Read |
| 323 | 233 | Carolus Meriotte, ab extremo Pontis saxe… | Read |
| 324 | 234 | Joan. Carol. Kloz, in Mittenwald An. 178… | Read |
| 325 | 235 | GAND FRÈRES, Luthiers de la Musique de l… | Read |
| 326 | 236 | J.N. LAMBERT | Read |
| 327 | 237 | Robert Duncan Maker | Read |
| 328 | 238 | Michael Boller, Geigenmacher in Mittenwa… | Read |
| 329 | 239 | Johann Wilhelm Bindernagel | Read |
| 330 | 240 | Made by Benjn. Banks | Read |
| 331 | 241 | A LA VILLE DE CRÉMONNE | Read |
| 332 | 242 | Vincenso Palermo | Read |
| 333 | 243 | Guiseppe Carlo Fratelli | Read |
| 334 | 244 | Joseph Odoardi filius Antonii | Read |
| 335 | 245 | Dominici Angelin | Read |
| 336 | 246 | Joseph Guarnerius fecit | Read |
| 337 | 247 | Exposition Universelle Liège 1905 : Dipl… | Read |
| 338 | 248 | CHARLES BRUGÈRE | Read |
| 339 | 249 | CARESSA & FRANÇAIS | Read |
| 340 | 250 | Marcel VATELOT Luthier | Read |
| 342 | 252 | Georges Chanoit à Paris | Read |
| 343 | 253 | Léon Mougenot | Read |
| 344 | 254 | Alfred Vidoudez, Luthier, à Genève l'an… | Read |
| 345 | 255 | 481 | Read |
| 346 | 256 | George Clough | Read |
| 347 | 257 | Soffritti Ettore | Read |
| 348 | 258 | John A. Gould | Read |
| 349 | 259 | Oil Varnished No | Read |
| 353 | 263 | THE MASTERS, THEIR PUPILS AND COPYISTS | Read |
| 354 | 264 | GUARNERI (Joseph), I. H. S. : Italians :… | Read |
| 355 | 265 | Germans: Ernst, Fischer, J. Fritzche, E.… | Read |
| 356 | 266 | SILVESTRE : Diter, E. Maucotel, Serdet. | Read |
| 359 | 269 | BIBLIOGRAPHY | Read |
| 360 | 270 | GALLAY (Jules). Les luthiers italiens au… | Read |
| 361 | 271 | Rousseau. Traité de la viole qui contien… | Read |
| 363 | 273 | INDEX LIST OF MAKERS | Read |
| 364 | 274 | Banks, 129. | Read |
| 365 | 275 | Cahusac, 62-131. | Read |
| 366 | 276 | D'Avignon, 184. | Read |
| 367 | 277 | Flette, 76. | Read |
| 368 | 278 | Hammig, 162. | Read |
| 369 | 279 | Langonet, 143. | Read |
| 370 | 280 | Merciolle, 98. | Read |
| 371 | 281 | Pirot, 106. | Read |
| 372 | 282 | Schmidt, 170. | Read |
| 373 | Vallance, 207. | Read | |
| 375 | ADDENDA | Read | |
| 376 | VUILLAUME (Nicolas-François). — Brussels… | Read | |
| 377 | ERRATA | Read | |
| 379 | INDEX OF PLATES | Read | |
| 380 | Plate XXIV. — J. Guarnerius del Gésu, Cr… | Read |
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