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Old violins, 1905

36 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 248. See the scan on archive.org.

1DODD, Thomas, third son of Edward Dodd. Employed Bernhard Fendt and Lott; proud of his varnish; an all-round man, and dealer in all sorts of instruments; violoncellos fetch £50.
2DODD, Edward and Thomas, sons of Thomas Dodd, sen. Both learnt from Bernhard Fendt, and carried on the business at St Martin's Lane.
3DOMINICELLI (Domincelli). Ferrara, 1695-1715; studied in Brescia; copied the Amati pattern; varnish of a golden colour.
4DOMINICHINO, Giuseppe. Verona, 1700; Amati pattern.
5DONATO, Serafino. Venice, 1410-11.
6DONI, Rocco. A priest in Florence, 1600-60; made lutes and violins.
7DOPFER (Döpfer), Nicolaus. Mayence (?) about 1768; instruments well made, slightly arched; sound-holes small but well cut, varnish brown.
8DORANT, William. Spitalfields, 1814.
9DORFFEL (Dörffel), Johann Andreas. A violin and lute maker in Klingenthal, Saxony, in 1743.
10DRINDA, Giacomo. Pianzo, eighteenth century.
11DRÖGMAYER, Hermann August. Bremen; wrote a book on violins, 1891.
12DROULEAU or Droulot. Paris, 1788-1800.
13DROUYN, Dimanche. Paris.
14DUCHÉRON, Mathurin. Contemporary of Boquay, working in Paris in 1714.
15DUIFFOPRUGCAR (Duiffoproucart), Gaspard, 1514. (See p. 18).
16DUKE, Richard. London about 1750-80. (See p. 132.)
17DUKE, Richard, son of Richard Duke.
18DULFENN, Alexander. Leghorn in 1699.
19DUMÉNIL, N. Paris, 1786.
20DUMESNIL, Jacques. Paris about 1655-60.
21DUNCAN. Aberdeen, 1762.
22DUNCAN, George. Glasgow, 1887.
23DURFEL (Dürfell), J. G. Altenburg, 1778; double-basses excellent; violins very arched; muddy dark brown varnish.
24DU RIEZ, Nicolas. A good French maker; Abbeville, 1663.
25EBERLE, Johann Ulrich. Prague about 1730-60; good Cremona copyist.
26EBERTI, Tommaso. Italian maker about 1730-50.
27EDLINGER, Thomas, b. in Bohemia, and was living in Prague 1712-15. Good.
28EGLINGTON. London in 1802; fair tone.
29ELÉMENT, Jean Laurent. Paris in 1783.
30ELSLER (Esler), Johann Joseph. Mayence about 1715-30; bass viol maker; transition on verge of the violin.
31EMILIANI, Francesco de. Rome about 1715-20; fine workman; yellow varnish.
32ENGLEDER, Andreas, Munich, 1854; an original designer.
33ENGLEDER, Ludwig. Bamberg, 1854; German pattern; fair tone.
34ERNST, Franz Anton, b. Dec. 3, 1745, Georgenthal, Bohemia; player and maker; Stradivari pattern, and some say approached Stradivari tone.
35EULRY-CLÉMENT. Mirecourt, 1800.

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