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Old violins, 1905

34 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 251. See the scan on archive.org.

1at Naples; d. there about 1745.
2GAGLIANO, Raffaele and Antonio, sons of Giovanni, grandsons of Nicola.
3GAILLARD-LAJOU, J. B. Mirecourt; d. about 1870; first an apprentice and then first workman in the workshop of Gand; fair maker.
4GAIROUD, Louis. Nantes about 1740.
5GALBANI, Piero. Florence in 1640.
6GALBICELLIS, G. B. Florence, 1757.
7GALBUSERA, Carlo Antonio. Follower of Chanot; made a guitar-shaped model; violins much praised, but little known now.
8GALERZENA. Piedmont, 1790.
9GALLAND, Jean. Paris, rue St-Honoré, about 1744-50.
10GALRAM, Joachim Joseph. Lisbon in 1769.
11GAND, Charles Adolphe, eldest son of Charles François Gand; b. Dec. 11, 1812, Paris; d. Jan. 24, 1866.
12GAND, Charles François, eldest son of Charles Michel Gand; b. Aug. 5, 1787, Versailles. (See p. 108.)
13GAND, Charles Michel, the head of the Gand family; b. 1748, at Mirecourt; d. 1820, Versailles.
14GAND, Charles Nicolas Eugène, second son of Charles François Gand; b. June 5, 1825, at Paris; d. Feb. 5, 1892, Boulogne-sur-Seine.
15GAND, Guillaume, second son of Charles Michel Gand, 1792-1858.
16GARANI (Garana), Michelangelo. A maker in Bologna about 1680 to 1720; small value.
17GARANI, Nicola. 1700. Fair instruments, Gagliano pattern; plain wood, yellow varnish.
18GARENGHI, Giuseppe. Brescia, 1857. one of two readings
19GARENghi, Giuseppe. Brescia, 1857. one of two readings
20GASPARO DA SALÔ, son of Francesco Bertolotti, b. 1542. (See p. 30.)
21GATTANANI. Piedmont, 1785-90.
22GATTINARI. Enrico. Turin, 1670-75.
23GATTINARI, Francesco, son of Enrico Gattinari. Good maker, 1700-5; red varnish.
24GAUTROT. Mirecourt, 1855.
25GAVINIÉS (Gavaniès), François. 1700-63, Bordeaux; 1730 Paris, and was living in Rue St-Thomas-du-Louvre, 1734-63. Unequal maker of violins, some cheap and poor, others very superior.
26GEDLER, Johann Anthony and Johann Benedict. Fussen, Bavaria, about 1750-96. Poor violins.
27GEISENHOF (Geiffenhof, Geigenhof), Franz, b. 1754; d. 1821. Fairly good.
28GEMÜNDER, August, b. 1814, Württemberg; d. Sept., 1895, New York. Excellent maker, fine copyist.
29GEMÜNDER, George, brother of August Gemünder, b. 1816 in Württemberg.
30GERMAIN, Emile, son of Joseph Louis Germain. Turin, 1870-88. Studied at Mirecourt. Prolific maker, good varnish, fair tone, fine repairer.
31GERMAIN, Joseph Louis, b. July 23, 1822, Mirecourt, 1868; worked with F. Gand family and B. Vuillaume. Excellent maker and repairer.
32GERONI, Domenico. Ostia, Italy, about 1800-20. Inferior.
33GHERARDI, Giacomo. Bologna, 1677.

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