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

Scan 30

Masterpieces of the Great Violin Makers, 1917

22 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

1MONTAGNANA S. SERAPHIN
3Dominicus Montagnana. Cello.
4 Sub signum Cremonae Benettiis 1729.
6Dominicus Montagnana. Violin.
7 Sub Signum Cremonae, Benettiis 1739.
8 Formerly property of Mr. Pingrie.
9 Sold by Chanot, November 25, 1880.
11Dominicus Montagnana. Violin.
12 Sub Signum Cremona, Benettiis 1735.
14Sanctus Seraphin. Violin.
15Sold Utinensis fecit Benettiis 1735.
16 Sold by Vuillaume in 1853.*
18Sanctus Seraphin. Violin.
19 Utinensis fecit Benettiis 1735.
21* We have in our possession the autograph letter of Vuillaume, stating that this violin is one of the most perfectly preserved instruments that passed through his hands.

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