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Scan 292
Old violins, 1905
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1PREVÔT (or Prevost), P. Charles. Paris from 1775-89.
2PRIEUR, Claude Edme Jean. Paris, 1775-89.
4QUINOT, Jacques. Paris, 1660. Mentioned in 1680 as being "one of the most clever of the honourable luthiers of Paris."
6RACCRIS. Mantua, 1670; similar to the Gagliano family, with one of whom he is said to have been in partnership.
7RAFFAELLE, Nella (or Della). Brescia, 18th century; pattern of Maggini; his instruments have the sides ornamented with inscriptions; brown varnish; no great merit.
8RAMBAUX, Claude Victor, 1806-71; at Darney in the Vosges; d. at Mirecourt. Went to Caen and worked under Thibout, 1824-27; then to Paris, where he worked with Gand; great repairer and adapter of old instruments by cutting down.
9RAMFPLER, Franz, 1834-90, Munich; pupil of Andreas Engleder, Munich; used his own invented varnish; made good fiddles.
10RANCE, Thomas. Brussels, about 1680-85.
11RANTA, Pietro. Brescia, 1733; Amati pattern.
12RASURA, Vincenzo. Lugo, 1785.
13RAU, J. F. Nuremberg; exhibited at Munich in 1854 a violin of good though rather coarse tone.
14RAUCH, Breslau, and Rauch of Würzburg, two brothers, 1730-60; good violins; used their own models; varnish red; tone sound.
15RAUCH, Jacob. Mannheim, 1720-50; good work; violins Stainer tone; excellent altos, violoncellos, and double-basses.
16RAUCH, Sebastian, 1725-90 Hamburg, and Leitmeritz in Bohemia; violins arched, not remarkable.
17RAUT, Jean. Bretagne; who worked in Rennes till about 1790; pattern of Guarneri; red varnish.
18RAUTMANN. Brunswick.
19RAWLINS. London in 1779.
20RAYMAN, Jacob; b. in the Tyrol, but settled in London about 1620-48.
21RAZENZO, Carole. Barcelona, 1690.
22REALLI, Cosmo Battista. Parma, 1667.
23RECHIARDINI, Giovanni (called "Zuano"). Venice, 18th century.
24REGNAUT (Renault), Jacques. Paris, 1665-85; a little pocket-violin, with silver purfling, was dated 1682; maker to the King.
25REICHEL, Johann Conrad, brother of Johann Gottfried. Neukirchen in 1779.
26REICHEL, Johann Gottfried, brother of Johann Conrad. Absam; pupil of Stainer; work rough; red-brown varnish of poor quality.
27REMY. A French maker; 1840, Paris and London; Italian pattern; wood artificially aged.
28REMY, Hippolyte, eldest son of Jean Mathurin Remy. 1835-70 in Paris; no great merit.
29REMY, Jean Mathurin, son of Mathurin François Remy; b. 1770, Paris; d. 1854; his work same as father's; oil varnish.
30REMY, Jules Hippolyte, second son of Jean Mathurin Remy; b. 1813, Paris; d. 1876.
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