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Old violins and violin lore, 1900
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1OLD VIOLINS
3KOLDITZ, Mathias Johann. Munich, 1720–55.
4KOLIKER, Jean Gabriel. Paris, 1783–99. Clever repairer.
5KRAMER, H. Vienna in 1717.
6KRIGGE, Heinrich. Danzig, 1756–58. Maggini pattern, model large size, neat edges and work, and double purfling in ink.
7KRINER, Joseph. Mittenwald, 1785–95.
8KRUPP, Pierre. Worked in Paris, Rue St. Honoré, 1777–91; he also made harps.
9KÜHLEWEIN UND TETZNER. Makers in Markneukirchen. Exhibited in Munich, 1854.
10KÜNTZEL. Berlin. He exhibited a quintet of instruments in London, 1862; tone excellent.
11KUNTZEL, Laurent. 1790. Hof Bavaria and Breslau, 1815–55. Excellent violins on Italian model.
13LACROIX, Salomon. Nineteenth century.
14LAFLEUR. London, brother of the Parisian maker.
15LAFLEUR, Jacques. A bowmaker in Paris. Excellent disciple of Tourte.
16LAFLEUR, Joseph René, son of Jacques. 1812–74. Excellent bow-maker.
17LAFRANCHINI, Jacobo de. Worked for Maggini.
18LAGETTO, Louis. An Italian maker; Paris, 1745–53; early Italian model.
19LAMBERT. Prolific but indifferent maker.
20LAMBERT, Jean Nicolas. Paris, 1743–85. Not remarkable.
21LAMBIN. Clever repairer in Ghent, 1800–30.
22LAMY, N. Alfred Joseph. A bow-maker; 1850–89, Mirecourt; excellent.
24LANDI, Pietro. Sienna, 1774.
25LANDOLFI, Carlo Ferdinando. Milan, 1740–75. Unequal maker; at his best often mistaken for Joseph or Peter Guarnerius; £50 outside price, but rising in value.
26LANTEZ, M. E., son-in-law of Grandjon, sen. Mirecourt.
27LANZA (Lansa or Lausa), Antonio Maria. Brescia about 1675; followed the patterns of Gasparo da Salò and Maggini; excellent maker.
28LAPAIX, J. A. Lille (Nord, France), 1840–55. Tried many new shapes with moderate success; industrious and ingenious.
29LAPRÉVOTTE, Etienne. Mirecourt; 1856, Paris. Made good violins; beautifully finished; also guitars.
30LARCHE. Brussels, 1847. Dyed his fiddles with acids, with usual result of impoverished tone.
31LARCHER, Pierre. Tours, 1785. Pupil of Guersan, Paris, but work dissimilar; brown varnish of poor quality.
32LASKA, Joseph. 1738–1805, Prague. Pupil of J. Kolditz; worked for best makers in Dresden, Berlin, Vienna, and Brünn; his violins popular in Bohemia, Saxony, and Poland.
33LAUTTEN, L. W. Tyrol. One "fine and handsome" violin known.
34LAVAZZA (or Lacasso), Antonio Maria. Milan about 1700; Stradivari pattern; good varnish, pale red.
35LAVAZZA, Santino. Was working in Milan at the same time as Antonio Maria Lavazza.
36LEB. Pressburg, eighteenth century; one of the best German makers of his time.
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