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Old violins, 1905

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1KOLDITZ, Mathias Johann. Munich, 1720-55.
2KOLIKER, Jean Gabriel. Paris, 1783-99. Clever repairer.
3KRAMER, H. Vienna in 1717.
4KRIGGE, Heinrich. Danzig, 1756-58. Maggini pattern, model large size, neat edges and work, and double purfling in ink.
5KRINER, Joseph. Mittenwald, 1785-95.
6KRUPP, Pierre. Worked in Paris, Rue St Honoré, 1777-91; he also made harps.
7KÜHLEWEIN UND TETZNER. Makers in Markneukirchen. Exhibited in Munich, 1854.
8KÜNTZEL. Berlin. He exhibited a quintet of instruments in London, 1862; tone excellent.
9KÜNTZEL, Laurent. 1790. Hof Bavaria and Breslau, 1815-55. Excellent violins on Italian model.
11LACROIX, Salomon. Nineteenth century.
12LAFLEUR. London, brother of the Parisian maker.
13LAFLEUR, Jacques. A bow-maker in Paris. Excellent disciple of Tourte.
14LAFLEUR, Joseph René, son of Jacques. 1812-74. Excellent bow-maker.
15LA FRANCHINI, Jacobo de. Worked for Maggini.
16LAGETTO, Louis. An Italian maker; Paris, 1745-53; early Italian model.
17LAMBERT. Prolific but indifferent maker.
18LAMBERT, Jean Nicolas. Paris, 1743-85. Not remarkable.
19LAMBIN. Clever repairer in Ghent, 1800-30.
20LAMY, N. Alfred Joseph. A bow-maker; 1850-89, Mirecourt; excellent.
22LANDI, Pietro. Sienna, 1774.
23LANDOLFI, Carlo Ferdinando. Milan, 1740-75. Unequal maker; at his best often mistaken for Joseph or Peter Guarnerius; £50 outside price, but rising in value.
24LANTEZ, M. E., son-in-law of Grandjon, sen. Mirecourt.
25LANZA (Lansa or Lausa), Antonio Maria. Brescia about 1675; followed the patterns of Gasparo da Salò and Maggini; excellent maker.
26LAPAIX, J. A. Lille (Nord, France), 1840-55. Tried many new shapes with moderate success; industrious and ingenious.
27LAPRÉVOTTE, Etienne. Mirecourt; 1856, Paris. Made good violins; beautifully finished; also guitars.
28LARCHE. Brussels, 1847. Dyed his fiddles with acids, with usual result of impoverished tone.
29LARCHER, Pierre. Tours, 1785. Pupil of Guersan, Paris, but work dissimilar; brown varnish of poor quality.
30LASKA, Joseph. 1738-1805, Prague. Pupil of J. Kolditz; worked for best makers in Dresden, Berlin, Vienna, and Brünn; his violins popular in Bohemia, Saxony, and Poland.
31LAUTTEN, L. W. Tyrol. One "fine and handsome" violin known.
32LAVAZZA (or Lacasso), Antonio Maria. Milan about 1700; Stradivari pattern; good varnish, pale red.
33LAVAZZA, Santino. Was working in Milan at the same time as Antonio Maria Lavazza.
34LEB. Pressburg, eighteenth century; one of the best German makers of his time.

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