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Old violins, 1905
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1Lippeta, J. G. Neukirchen, Saxony, 1771.
2Lippold, Johann Georg. 1780. Fair maker; brown varnish.
3Lolio, Giambattista. 18th cent.
4Loly, Jacopo. Naples, 1627. Pattern of Grancino; yellow varnish; made large-sized tenors.
5Longman and Broderip, dealers who employed Jay or Benjamin Banks, and labelled with their own names.
6Lorenzini, Gaspare. Piacenza, eighteenth century.
7Lott, George Frederick. 1775-1853.
8Lott, George Frederick. 1800-1868.
9Lott, John Frederick, son of G. F. Lott. (See p. 219.)
10Lotz, Theodor. Pressburg. 1730-40. Good violins.
11Louis. Geneva.
12Louvet, Jean, brother of Pierre Louvet. Paris, 1730-60. Made bad fiddles, but good hurdy-gurdys and harps.
13Ludici (Ludge), Geronimo Pietro. An amateur maker in Conegliano in 1709.
14Luglioni, Giuseppe. Venice in 1777.
15Lupo, Pietro. Antwerp. In 1559 he is said to have sold to a musician sent by the town of Utrecht, "five violins enclosed in their case," for the sum of £72.
16Lupot, François, son of Laurent Lupot.
17Lupot, Nicolas. The greatest of the family. (See p. 106.)
18MacGeorge. Edinburgh, 1800-20.
19Macintosh. Dublin, 1830-40. Pupil of Thomas Perry.
20Maffeotto, Giuseppe. Rome, eighteenth century.
21Maggini (Magino or Maglino), Gio Paolo. (See p. 32.)
22Maire, Nicolas. A violin bowmaker in Paris; 1800, in Mirecourt; 1878, Paris; apprenticed to Jacques Lafleur; he made excellent bows.
23Maldonner. Fussen, Bavaria, 1760.
24Mann, Hans. Naples, 1720-50. His instruments are rare; Stradivari and Guarneri patterns.
25Mantegazza (or Mantegatia), Pietro and Giovanni. Two brothers working in Milan about 1750-1800; they made many good altos.
26Mantovani. Parma, eighteenth century.
27Maratti, Giambattista. Verona about 1690-1700. Good tone.
28Marcelli, Giovanni. Cremona in 1696.
29Marchetti, Enrico. Turin, nineteenth century. Good maker.
30Marchi. Giovanni Antonio. Bologna, 1740-95. Good violoncellos and violins; violins high model; beautiful maple-wood back and sides; varnish golden yellow.
31Marco, Antonio. Venice, 1700.
32Marconcini, Giuseppe. Pupil of Storioni; Ferrara, where he died at a great age, 1841; unequal maker; very good sometimes.
33Marconcini, Luigi. A pupil of Omobono Stradivari, 1760; Ferrara and Bologna; good workmanship; pale red varnish.
34Mariani, Antonio. Pesaro, 1640 to 1700; not of much value; reminds of Maggini, but rough, purfling double.
35Marino. Bernardino. Rome. Worked up to 1805.
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