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Old violins and violin lore, 1900
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1DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN MAKERS
3BALESTRIERI (Balestieri), Pietro, brother of Tommaso. (See p. 88.)
4BALESTRIERI (Balestieri), Tommaso, brother of Pietro. (See p. 88.)
5BALLANTINE. Scotch, 1850–56.
6BANKS, Benjamin, son of George and Barbery Banks, 1727–95. (See pp. 130–132.)
7BANKS, Benjamin, second son of Benjamin Banks (1727–95), b. Sept. 13, 1754; d. Jan. 22, 1820. (See pp. 130–132.)
8BANKS, James and Henry, fourth and sixth sons of B. Banks (1727–95). (See pp. 130–132.)
9BARBANTI, Silva Francesco. A maker at Correggio, 1850.
10BARBIERI, Francesco. Veronese; early Guarnerian pattern, 1695.
11BARNES, Robert. Pupil of Thomas Smith; set up with John Norris, 1765; employed Aireton, but used their own trade label.
12BARNIA, Fedele. Milanese, 1716–51.
13BAROUX. Paris; very good bow-maker, 1830.
14BARRETT, John. London; a contemporary of Barak Norman and Nathaniel Cross; long and arched pattern; yellow varnish; sweet tone; labelled: "John Barrett, at the Harp and Crown in Pickadilly, London, 1731."
15BARTON, George. London; d. cir. 1810.
16BASSOT, Joseph. Paris; fine maker; brown and reddish varnish; earlier yellow and inferior; label: "Joseph Bassot, luthier, Paris, 1802."
17BAUD. Versailles; experimented omitting sound-bar, but not a success.
19BAUSCH, Ludwig Christian. Good bow-maker; Naumburg and Leipsic, 1805–71.
20BAUSCH. Excellent bow-maker; silver medallist, Dresden; friend of Spohr, 1840.
21BECKMANN (Bekman), Sweno. Stockholm; rough maker, 1700–6.
22BEDLER, Norbert. Würzburg, 1723.
23BELA, Szepessy. Good contemporary maker; worked at Budapest and Munich, and is now in London; copies Strad and N. Amati.
24BELLONE, Pietro Antonio, known as Il Pescorino. Milanese, 1694.
25BELLOSIO, Anselmo. Venetian; pupil of Serafino and master of M. A. Cerin, 1720–80.
26BELVIGLIERI, Gregorio. Fairly good Bolognese maker, 1742.
27BENEDICT, Jose. Cadiz, 1738.
28BENEDICTI, Donate de. Cremona, 1674.
29BENTI, Matteo, b. 1579. Brescia; contemporary of Maggini.
30BERETTA, Felice. Como; Guadagnini school; bow-maker, 1760–85.
31BERGÉ. Toulouse, 1771.
32BERGONZI, Benedetto, d. 1840. (See p. 86.)
33BERGONZI, Carlo. Cremona; the first of the great Bergonzi family of makers; b. (?); d. 1747.
34BERGONZI, Carlo, third son of Michel Angelo. (See p. 86.)
35BERGONZI (Baganzi), Francesco. Named as early as 1687.
36BERGONZI, Michel Angelo, son of Carlo; b. 1722; d. after 1765.
37BERGONZI, Nicola, eldest son of Michel Angelo.
38BERGONZI, Zosimo, brother of Nicola.
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