Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Scan 253

Old violins and violin lore, 1900

30 lines. Read by computer on 28 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

1I
2Maggini 1630
3Nic Amati "Dolphin" Strad 1641
4Joseph Guarnerius 1714 one of two readings
5Joseph Guarnerius 1734 one of two readings
6Joseph Guarnerius 1714 1734 one of two readings
8II
9Corelli 1700
10Cramer 1770
11Viotti 1780
12Tartini 1740
14III
15Finger control 17th cent.
17IV
18Cremabliere control 18th cent.
20V
21Screw control 19th cent. Paganini's bow Tourte 29 3/4 inch
23VI
2419th cent:
25Hair control.
26handle.
27head.
29PLATE X

The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.