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Scan 74
Dictionary of Violin makers, 1928
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1MARCONCINI (Giuseppe) — Ferrare circa 1760-1840. Son of above-mentioned. Pupil of Storioni. Fine instruments. Thick red varnish of good quality.
3MARIA (Giuseppe de) — Naples circa 1780. Mandolins. His violins are not very interesting. Orange yellow varnish.
5MARVERTI (A.) — Modena circa 1830. Ordinary work of no artistic value.
7MELONI (Antonio) — Milan circa 1680. Arched instruments. Amati model. Yellow varnish. The scroll is prettily carved.
9MEROSI (Giuseppe) — Firensuola beginning of xixth century. Charming make, gold-yellow varnish, small model. The scroll is a little large. Apparently produced little.
11MEZZADRI (Alessandro) — Ferrare 1680-1730. The FF are not always well placed. Brown-red or yellow varnish. Devoid of great artistic value.
13MEZZADRI (Francesco) — Milan 1700-1750. Light red varnish. Good make.
15MINELLI (Giovanni) — Clumsy imitator of the Italian masters, Ordinary work.
17MILANI (Francesco) — Milan towards 1740. Pupil of Guadagnini. Stradivarius model which he cleverly copied.
19MILANI (Giuseppe-Carlo) — Milan 1760. Violins by this maker are slightly arched, graceful of shape and well-made.
21MONTEL (A.) — Turin circa 1830. Of French origin. Instruments by this maker have the style of the Mirecourt of the same period.
23MONTADA (Gregorio) — Cremona xviiiith century. Little known Pupil of Stradivarius whom he followed correctly. No 345.
25MONTAGNANA (Dominico) — Cremona and Venice circa 1700 to 1750. Maker of the rarest order to whom full credit is now being rendered. Pupil of Stradivarius whom he did not copy, but whose model recalls that of the master's first efforts. The thick-
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