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

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Old violins, 1905

29 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 256. See the scan on archive.org.

1HOLLOWAY, John. London. 1794.
2HOMOLKA, F. Kuttenberg, Bohemia, 1850; good maker, but wood rather too thick.
3HOPKINS. Worcester; exhibited a double-bass in London in 1862.
4HORIL, Giacomo. Rome, 1720-50.
5HORNSTEINER (Hornstainer), Joseph. Mittenwald, 1730; good double-basses; mediocre.
6HORNSTEINER (Hornstainer), Mathias. Maker in Mittenwald, 1770-1800; better than Joseph.
7HOSBORN, Thomas Alfred. London, 1629. A bass viol exhibited in Paris, 1878.
8HUET, Henri. Paris, 1775-90; good workmanship.
9HULINSKI. Prague in 1760; instruments were well made; varnish red-brown.
10HULLER, August. Shoeneck, 1735-76.
11HULSKAMP, G. H., b. in Westphalia. Settled in New York, U.S.A. In the 1862 London Exhibition he exhibited violins made on a new pattern. Instead of the ordinary sound-holes, was one round hole in the middle of the violin, just below where the bow sets the strings in motion; his innovations ineffectual.
12HUMEL, Christian. Nuremberg in 1709.
13HUNGER, Christoph Friedrich, b. 1718, Dresden; d. 1787, Leipzig; excellent instruments.
14HUREL, Jean. Paris, living in 1686, Rue des Arcis, at the sign of "A l'image de St Pierre"; from 1689 to 1717, Rue St Martin, near the Fontaine Maubué. He was maker of instruments "pour la musique du Roy."
15HUSSON. See "Buthod."
16IVRONTIGNI, Wougelli. Turin.
17JACOBS, Peeter. Amsterdam, about 1690-1740; prolific maker; sometimes mistaken for Nicola Amati; grand pattern; whalebone purfling; sweet tone.
18JACOBS. Amsterdam; probably son of Peeter; used dark red varnish of good quality.
19JACOT, A., eldest son of Jean Charles. Paris, 19th century.
20JACOT, Jean Charles. Metz, 1811-87.
21JACQUOT (Jacquart), Charles, 1804-80. Mirecourt; much esteemed; careful finish; a learned connoisseur and successful exhibitor.
22JACQUOT, Etienne Charles Albert, eldest son of Pierre Charles Jacquot, b. 1853-82, Nancy.
23JACQUOT, Jules Victor, second son of Pierre Charles Jacquot, b. Aug. 12, 1855.
24JACQUOT, Pierre Charles, son of Charles Jacquot; b. March 10, 1828-94. Nancy; had a great reputation, and exhibited beautiful instruments at various Exhibitions; his two sons worked with him.
25JAIS, Johann. Botzen, 1775; varnished brown.
26J'ANSON, Edward Popplewell. Manchester. Learnt from William Booth, jun.
27JAUCH, Johann, b. Gratz, Styria; in Dresden, 1765-74. Cremona pattern; learned maker; tone rather harsh.
28JAY, Henry. A maker of viols in London about 1615-67; justly celebrated, and on the verge of the violin period.

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