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Dictionary of Violin makers, 1928
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1an homogeneous tone, which are favoured by artists and amateurs, who do not hesitate to pay much in order to acquire them. His first choice instruments have their bellies made of very broad grain wood, which, in accordance with his theories, increases the tone by 25 %; furthermore, the largest part of the belly varies between 0.24 and 0.27 centimetres. His model is between that of Maggini and Guarnerius del Gésu. Distinguished repairer. The number of instruments entrusted to his careful restoring may be reckoned in thousands, this very fact explains his reputation as a violin « Surgeon », as he styles himself, and no appellation could better describe his life's hard task and ideal.
3METHFESSEL (Gustave) — Bern towards 1875. In his time, this maker occupied an important position in Switzerland. He has cleverly reproduced different models of the Italian masters. His works are good and coated with an excellent oil varnish.
5MICHIELS (Egidius) — Brussels 1740-1783. Violinist, also maker not devoid of qualities. A maker of the same name has worked at Bruges and is probably the same man. No 269.
7MIERS (Aaron) — Syracuse (New-York). Contemporary maker.
9MILITELLI (Gandolfo) — No 1670 Sarmiento, Buenos-Ayres (Argentina). Contemporary maker.
11MOGLIE (A.-F.) — New-York (1431 Broadway). Contemporary maker.
13MOUGENOT (Georges) — Brussels. Born at Mirecourt in 1843. After a thorough apprenticeship with Deroux père at Mirecourt, he worked for Darche at Aix-la-Chapelle, then at Liège and finally took the succession of N.-F. Vuillaume at Brussels in 1875. A conscientious worker, he has left excellent and well-made instruments. His red, brown or golden varnish is of good composition.
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17NEIMER (Johann-Georges) — Petrograd circa 1820. Originally from the Tyrol, this maker's work is thoroughly Tyrolese in style and of good class. No 21.
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