Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Scan 76

Dictionary of Violin makers, 1928

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1Maggini School. Good and careful workmanship. Light yellow or brown varnish. No 341.
3OBICI (Prospero) — Modena 1880. Good modern make. Guitars.
5OBBO (Marco) — Naples circa 1710. Work of medium value. Dull varnish, not transparent. No 348.
7ODANI (Giuseppe) — Naples circa 1730. Brown-red varnish. Good make. No 337.
9ODOARDI (Giuseppe) — Ascoli circa 1670. Nicknamed "Il Vilano d' – Ascoli ". Large flat pattern. Dark yellow varnish. Good class make. No 338.
11ONGARO (Ignazio) — Venice circa 1740. Maker of no great importance.
13ORELLI (Joseph) — Rome circa 1750. Excellent make, carefully selected woods. Varnish of good quality.
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17PAGANI (Gian-Battista) — Cremona circa 1740. Mediocre work.
19PALMA (Paoio) — Luca circa 1750. Has made copies of N. Amati but with no great success. Third rate workmanship.
21PALLOTTA (Pietro) — Perugia circa 1790. Good make. Yellow varnish. No 200.
23PANDOLFI (Antonio) — Venice circa 1730. Good make. Large model. Yellow or brown-red varnish. No 128.
25PANORMO (Vincent) — See French School.
27PANSANI (Antonio) — Rome circa 1735. Mediocre work.
29PARDINI — Florence beginning of xviii th centnry. Good current make. No 349.
31PASTA (Dominico) — Brescia circa 1700. Excellent make. Flat model harmoniously designed. Valuable instruments.

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