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Scan 85
Dictionary of Violin makers, 1928
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1are not always purfled. Flat model. Broad corners. Parrot's head. Yellow varnish. No 374-375.
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5SACCHINI (Sabatino) — Pesaro circa 1670. Ordinary work. Style of Mariani, whose pupil he may have been. Small pattern. No 365.
7SALINO (J.-B.) — Rome circa 1750. Dark varnish. High arching.
9SALO (Gaspard da) — See Gaspard da Salo.
11SALONI (Gio-Battista) — Verona 1670-1735. Good make, slight arching. Model rather individual. Reddish colour varnish.
13SANTE (Giuseppe) — Rome circa 1770. Work of medium value. Highly arched instruments.
15SANTO (Giovanni) — Naples circa 1700-1750. Amati style. Red varnish.
17SANTO (Seraphino) — Venice circa 1675-1730. This master's artistic work has much resemblance to that of Francesco Ruggieri or Niccolo Amati, whose pupil he was. His woods are fine and coated with a very effective orange or red varnish of the best quality. The scroll is treated in a masterly fashion. Apart from the label, he branded his instruments near the tail pin. The sound holes, well cut, in their design recall those of Stainer. Santo Seraphino at the beginning of his career also worked at Udine, but only for a short time. No 35.
19SERACINI (Dominico) — Florence xvii th century. Well made lutes and violins.
21SARDI — Venice towards 1650. Viols.
23SAVANI (Giuseppe) — Carpi circa 1800. Well made double-basses.
25SGARABOTTO — Milan. Contemporary maker, copyist of Testore and Grancino of rare skill. Apart from his imitations, this maker made very finished instruments. Fine yellow varnish.
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