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Dictionary of Violin makers, 1928
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1with famous masters. He derives a well earned reputation from his much esteemed works.
3GIBOREAU (Alphonse) — Liège. Born in that town in 1866. Pupil of the Maison Laberte-Humbert of Mirecourt. He makes violins, 'cellos, viols, violas d'Amore and double basses after a model of his own. His varnish is of different shades, according to its application as new or in imitation of old. No 402.
5GILBERT (L.-P.) — Indianapolis (Indiana). (517 E. 17th St.). Contemporary maker.
7GLAESEL (Paul-R.) — New-York (308 E. 86th St.). Contemporary maker.
9GLAESEL (A.-H.) — New-York (986 3rd Ave). Contemporary maker.
11GLIER (Robert & Son) — Cincinnati (2715 Lawndale Ave.). Contemporary makers.
13GOODWIN (B.) — Rochester, New-York. Contemporary maker.
15GOULD John-Alfred & Sons — Boston. Born in 1866 at Windermere, County of Westmoreland (England). At first he worked in Liverpool (England) with W.-F. Archer, then went to Hamilton (Canada) in 1884, and finally to Boston (Mass.) in 1885, founding his firm there in 1889. The first diploma granted to a violin maker in Canada was won by him at the 1884 Hamilton Exhibition. His reputation as a maker and repairer extends through the whole of Northern America. Copyist of the old masters. Since 1905 he has been producing his own model, which has points of resemblance to that of Petrus Guarnerius. His oil varnish is of different shades, varying from orange to reddish brown. The firm is situated at 230 Boylston Street. Label Nos 518, 519, 520.
17GUETTER (Julius) — Philadelphia. Contemporary violin and bow maker.
19GUILLAMI (Juan) — Barcelona circa 1720-1765. An excellent master maker who is supposed to have learnt his art in Italy. Everything tends to prove this, his style, the character of his
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