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Old Violins And Their Makers, 1883
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1date 1668, that is, when Nicolas was seventy-two years old, and which, apparently, he did not see. But so far is it from being the case that Nicolas did not much change the model adopted by his family, an enthusiastic connoisseur would almost say that he ultimately completely changed it. He flattened the model, got rid of the hollows, extended the arching of both back and breast considerably towards the rims, and employed a brilliant varnish. I saw, about two years ago, what was reckoned to be the finest Nicolas Amati in the world, and although it was but a transient glimpse I had of it in its passage through London, it answered to the latter description exactly. The f holes had about them an
3Nicolaus Amatus Cremonen. Hieronymi Fi!. ac Antonij Nepos Fecit 1677
5FIG. 3.—TICKET OF NICOLAS AMATI.
7artistic severity, if I may use the expression, reminding one of some of the finest Strads., and the varnish was a brilliant golden red. His model is generally large, and the sound holes (see Frontispiece, Nicolas Amati) of beautiful design though somewhat slighter than those of Stradivari. The ribs are moderately high, and the corners full and very artistic. The purfling is usually single, but it has been seen in one case double. These are the characteristics of the finest specimens of Nicolas Amati, a goodly number of which are still in existence, their price running as high as £300. The reader must not, however, imagine that they are to be had for the asking. When a Nicolas Amati of his best period comes
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