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Old violins, 1905

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1Amati school, but failed to rival their grace; inferior tone.
2MEZADRI (Mezzadie), Francesco. A maker at Milan about 1700-20; his altos were of small pattern.
3MIALFI, Joannes. A Spanish maker about 1769; nothing remarkable.
4MICHAUD. Paris about 1788.
5MICHELIS, Pelegrino (or Peregrino) di Zanetto, son of Zanetto de Michelis, b. 1520. Made lutes and other instruments in Brescia; on the verge of the violin; a fine tenor known.
6MICHELOT, Jacques Pierre. Paris about 1780-95, at the sign of "A la Mélodie." He made five-stringed viols and violins.
7MIER. London, 1786.
8MIGGÉ, Otto, b. June 16, 1857, Coblenz; made 80 violins and 14 violoncellos; good tone.
9MILANI, Francesco. Milan about 1740-60. School of Lorenzo Guadagnini.
10MILHET. Bayonne, 1820.
11MILLE. Aix-la-Chapelle. A small pocket-violin is known.
12MILLER. London, 1750.
13MILLER, A. St. Andrews, Scotland.
14MINOZZI, Matteo. Bologna, eighteenth century.
15MIRAUCOURT, Ludovic (or Joseph). On verge of violin; still made viols in 1743.
16MIREMONT, Claude Augustin, son of Sébastien Miremont. 1827, Mirecourt; d. 1887, Pontorson (Manche); in 1844 to Paris, and worked first with Lafleur, then with Bernardel until 1852, when he left France for America, and settled in New York; returned to France; made chiefly violoncellos; excellent tone; Stradivari pattern.
17MIREMONT, Sébastien. Mirecourt, 1810.
18MODESSIER. Paris in 1810. His instruments a large pattern; excellent wood.
19MOERS, Jean Henri. Paris, 1771.
20MOHR, Philipp. Hamburg, 1650.
21MOINEL, Charles, nephew of N. E. Cherpitel. Paris, 1893. Continued Cherpitel's business.
22MOITESSIER, Louis. Mirecourt, 1780 to 1825. He made a large number of instruments; many violins; rather common; fair tone.
23MOLDONNER. Fussen, Bavaria, 1756-98.
24MOLINARI, Antonio. Venice, 1672-1703.
25MONGENOT. Rouen, 1763.
26MONTADE (Montani or Montaldi), Gregorio. Cremona, 1690-1735. Pupil or imitator of Omobono Stradivari; fairly good.
27MONTAGNANA, Domenico. A celebrated maker in Venice about 1720-50. (See p. 87.)
28MONTRON. Paris, 1780-90.
29MORELLA, Morglato. A maker of lutes, rebeccs, and viols, 1510-50; has lasted into the violin epoch on account of his viols having been cut down for violas.
30MORONA, Antonio. Istria (Istrien) in 1731.
31MORRISON, John. 1760-1830. Poor maker; did job work for the trade.
32MOTTENHAVER, Edward. New York, U.S.A., who has taken out a great many patents for inventions.
33MOUGENOT, Georges. 1843-98, Mirecourt (Vosges). Worked in Brussels for N.F. Vuillaume,

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