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Old violins, 1905

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1and succeeded him; uses "hands," but plans and finishes himself; gold medalist.
3NADOTTI, Giuseppe. Piacenza, 1760-70.
4NAMY, Jean Théodore. Paris, 1755-1807; fine restorer; worked for Salomon's widow in Paris.
5NAYLOR, Isaac. A pupil of Richard Duke; worked at Headingly, near Leeds, 1778-92.
6NERMEL, J. M. Paris, 1777-89.
7NEUNER, Ludwig. 1840, Mittenwald (Bavaria). Grandson of Mathias Neuner, also a clever maker of violins, who worked for some time in London; worked for J. B. Vuillaume, Paris; settled in Berlin; accomplished maker; sends out from his firm 20,000 instruments a year; very cheap and good money's worth; can do better quality when he chooses.
8NEWTON, Isaac. London about 1775-1825. He made fairly good instruments, but used a dingy yellow varnish. Sometimes made violins and violoncellos for Betts, but these were always varnished by the latter.
9NEZOT. Paris, 1730-60; transition maker from viols to violins; only a few violins.
10NICOLAS, Didier, l'aîné (known as "deaf Nicolas"), 1757-1833, Mirecourt; clever workman and large employer; large pattern, loud tone; suitable for orchestra.
11NICOLAS, François Nicolas Fourrier (was known simply as "Nicolas"), b. Oct. 5, 1758. 1816, Paris. Made all the instruments used in the private orchestra of Napoleon I.; careful choice of wood; good proportions; closely copied from beautiful specimens of Cremona; not much in fashion now, but good violins of his still about.
12NICOLAS, Joseph, son of Didier Nicolas. 1796-1864. Mirecourt; eccentric maker; after his death his stamp and his father's sold off with stock, and used for violins made by neither. Pupil and successor of his father.
13NICOLAS, Mathieu. Mirecourt. His instruments of ordinary workmanship, some yellow or red varnish.
14NIGGELL, Simpertus. A maker of viols and violins. Fussen, 1743-66; transition maker of viols and violins; flat pattern.
15NORBORN, John. London, 1723.
16NORMAN, Barak, b. 1688; d. 1740. (See p. 125.)
17NORRIS, John, b. 1739, London; d. March 10, 1818; pupil of Thomas Smith; went into partnership with Robert Barnes in 1765.
18NOVELLO, Pietro Valentino, brother of Marco Antonio Novello. Venice, eighteenth century.
19NOVELLO, Marco Antonio, a brother of Pietro Valentino Novello; in Venice at the same time; good work.
20NOVERSI, Cosimo. Florence, seventeenth century.
21OBBO, Marco. Naples, 1712; ordinary work.
22OBICI (Obue), Bartolommeo. Verona in 1684.
23ODANI, Giuseppe Morello. Naples, 1738.
24ODOARDI, Giuseppe. Working until 1675, Ascoli, Italy; some confusion about his date,

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