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Old violins and violin lore, 1900
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1DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN MAKERS
3CHANOT, G. A. Manchester.
4CHAPPUY (Chapuy), Nicolas Augustin. Paris about 1732-76; fairly good; badly varnished. Fr. Habeneck played on one of his violins for many years.
5CHARDON, Marie Joseph, son-in-law and pupil of Georges Chanot, sen.; b. May 22, 1843, Paris. He succeeded his father-in-law in 1872; good maker; better restorer.
6CHARDON, Marie Joseph Antoine Georges. Worked under his father.
7CHARLE. Paris in 1748.
8CHARLES, Theress. From Mirecourt, but settled in London, in King Street, Soho.
9CHAROTTE. Mirecourt; d. 1836; settled in Rouen in 1830; indifferent.
10CHATELAIN, François. About 1777-91; good maker; collaborated sometimes with Renault.
11CHÉRON, Nicolas. Paris, 1658-91.
12CHERPITEL, Nicolas Emile. Mirecourt, 1841-93; worked with the Gands at Paris; very good workman.
13CHEVRIER, André Augustin, b. in Mirecourt. Paris, and then in Brussels, 1838.
14CHIAVELLATI, Domenico. Longo in 1796.
15CHIBON, Jean Robert. Paris, 1775-85; indifferent.
16CHIOCCHI (Chiocci), Gaetano. In Padua nineteenth century; good maker and repairer.
17CHRÉTIEN, Hippolyte, 1845-89. Lyons; excellent maker and restorer.
18CHRISTA, Joseph Paul. About 1730-40.
19CHRISTOPHLE, Jean. Avignon, 1655.
20CLARK. London, living at Clerkenwell. A pupil of Matthew Furber.
21CLAUDOT, Augustin. Paris, beginning of eighteenth century; large pattern, yellow varnish; wood good, work carefully finished; branded his instruments with his name, "Augustin Claudot."
22CLAUDOT, Charles. Paris; but probably came from Mirecourt; indifferent.
23CLÉMENT. Paris, about 1815-40, in the rue des Bonnes-Enfants; a good deal sought after.
24COFFE-GOGUETTE. Mirecourt, 1834; excellent maker; fine tone.
25COLE, James. Manchester; pupil of Tarr and George Crask, 1858.
26COLE, Thomas. London about 1672-90; good tenor maker.
27COLLIER, Samuel. London, at "Corelli's Head" on London Bridge, about 1750-55.
28COLLIER, Thomas. London, 1775.
29COLLIN, Claude Nicolas. Mirecourt; d. 1864; pupil of N. F. Vuillaume, Brussels.
30COLLIN-MÉZIN, Charles Jean Baptiste, son of C. N. Collin. Mirecourt, 1841-89; excellent maker and restorer; good Strad and Amati copyist.
31COLLINGWOOD, Joseph. Worked in London about 1760, at the "Golden Spectacles" on London Bridge.
32CONTRERAS, Joseph, 1710-80. Madrid or "Granadino;" beautiful Strad copyist; has passed for Strad.
33CONTRERAS, son of Joseph Contreras.
34CONWAY, William. London about 1745-50.
35CORDANO, Jacopo Filippo. Genoa about 1774.
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