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

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Old violins, 1905

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1BALESTRIERI (Balestieri), Pietro, brother of Tommaso. (See p. 88.)
2BALESTRIERI (Balestieri). Tommaso, brother of Pietro. (See p. 88.)
3BALLANTINE. Scotch, 1850-56.
4BANKS, Benjamin, son of George and Barbary Banks, 1727-95. (See pp. 130-132.)
5BANKS, Benjamin, second son of Benjamin Banks (1727-95), b. Sept. 13, 1754; d. Jan. 22, 1820. (See pp. 130-132.)
6BANKS, James and Henry, fourth and sixth sons of B. Banks (1727-95). (See pp. 130-132.)
7BARBANTI, Silva Francesco. A maker at Correggio, 1850.
8BARBIERI, Francesco. Veronese; early Guarnerian pattern, 1695.
9BARNES, Robert. Pupil of Thomas Smith; set up with John Norris, 1765; employed Aireton, but used their own trade label.
10BARNIA, Fedele. Milanese, 1716-51.
11BAROUX. Paris; very good bow-maker, 1830.
12BARRETT, John. London; a contemporary of Barak Norman and Nathaniel Cross; long and arched pattern; yellow varnish; sweet tone; labelled: "John Barrett, at the Harp and Crown in Piccadilly, London, 1731."
13BARTON, George. London; d. cir. 1810.
14BASSOT, Joseph. Paris; fine maker; brown and reddish varnish; earlier yellow and inferior; label: "Joseph Bassot, luthier, Paris, 1802."
15BAUD. Versailles; experimented omitting sound-bar, but not a success.
16BAUSCH, Ludwig Christian. Good bow-maker; Naumburg and Leipsic, 1805-71.
17BAUSCH, Excellent bow-maker; silver medallist, Dresden; friend of Spohr, 1840.
18BECKMANN (Bekman), Sweno. Stockholm; rough maker, 1700-6.
19BEDLER, Norbert. Würzburg, 1723.
20BELA, Szepessy. Good contemporary maker; worked at Budapest and Munich, and is now in London; copies Strad and N. Amati.
21BELLONE, Pietro Antonio, known as Il Pescorino, Milanese, 1694.
22BELLOSIO, Anselmo. Venetian; pupil of Serafino and master of M. A. Cerin, 1720-80.
23BELVIGLIERI, Gregorio. Fairly good Bolognese maker, 1742.
24BENEDICT, Jose. Cadiz, 1738.
25BENEDICTI, Donate de. Cremona, 1674.
26BENTI, Matteo, b. 1579. Brescia; contemporary of Maggini.
27BERETTA, Felice. Como; Guadagnini school; bow-maker, 1760-85.
28BERGÉ. Toulouse, 1771.
29BERGONZI, Benedetto, d. 1840. (See p. 86.)
30BERGONZI, Carlo. Cremona; the first of the great Bergonzi family of makers; b. (?); d. 1747.
31BERGONZI, Carlo, third son of Michel Angelo. (See p. 86.)
32BERGONZI (Baganzi), Francesco. Named as early as 1687.
33BERGONZI, Michel Angelo, son of Carlo; b. 1722; d. after 1765.
34BERGONZI, Nicola, eldest son of Michel Angelo.
35BERGONZI, Zosimo, brother of Nicola.

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