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Old violins and violin lore, 1900
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1OLD VIOLINS
3STORIONI, Lorenzo. 1751–80, Cremona. Worked at 3 Contrada Coltellai; he was one of the latest, if not the last of the celebrated makers of Cremona, and his instruments, though of great merit, show signs of decadence in the art. (See p. 88.)
4STOSS, Bernard and Martin. Fussen, Bavaria; worked in Vienna; fair makers.
5STOSS, Franz. Fussen, Bavaria, 1750–98.
6STRADIVARI (Stradiuarius), Antonio, son of Alessandro Stradivari and Anna Moroni. (See p. 61.)
7STRADIVARI, Francesco, son of Antonio Stradivari. 1671–1743.
8STRADIVARI, Omobono, son of Antonio. 1679–1742.
9STRAUBE (Staube). Berlin about 1770–75. Few known, but good; excellent repairer.
10STRAUS, Joseph. Neustadt, 1745–50.
11STRNAD, Caspar. 1750. He settled in Prague and worked there, 1781–95; good maker.
12STROBL, Johann. Hallein in 18th century.
13STURGE, H. 1811–53, Bristol; repairer, Huddersfield.
14SULOT, Nicolas. Dijon, 1825–40. Eccentric maker.
15SURSANO (Sorsano), Spiritus. Cuneo, 1714–35; inferior.
17TACHINARDI. Cremona, 1690.
18TADOLINI. Modena, 19th century.
19TANEGIA, Carlo Antonio. Milan, 1725–30.
20TANIGARDI (Taningard), Georgio. Rome, 1735.
21TARR, William. Manchester, 1829–55; made some fair double-basses.
23TASSINI, Bartolommeo. Venice, 1754; followed Testore.
24TAYLOR, 1750, London; supposed pupil of Panormo; good instruments, principally double-basses, and clever at repairing old ones.
25TECHLER (Tecchler), David; 1666–1743. (See p. 102.)
26TEDESCO (Todesco), Leopoldo, 1625–58; pupil of Nicola Amati in Cremona, 1653–54.
27TEODITI (Teoditti), Giovanni. Ronie, 17th century.
28TERNYANINI, Pietro. Modena, 1755.
29TESTATOR, "Il Vecchio." Milan, 1520; reputed transition maker from viol to violin.
30TESTORE, Carlo Antonio, eldest son of Carlo Giuseppe Testore. Milan, 1735–65; followed the Guarneri model; violoncellos and tenors very good; varnish golden-yellow.
31TESTORE, Carlo Giuseppe; b. at Novarra; settled at Milan about 1687, and worked there till about 1720; pupil of Giovanni Grancino, for whose work his instruments are often mistaken; best workman in this family, but made few instruments. When the well-known Lindley "Grancino" violoncello was repaired in 1884, the removal of the Cremona label exposed the original label in good preservation, as follows: "Carlo Giuseppe Testore allievo di Gio. Grancino in Contrada Larga di Milano, 1690." A double-bass of his was played on by the celebrated Bottesini at concerts; it had a splendid tone. Label: "Carlo Giuseppe Testore in Contrada larga di Milano al segno dell aquila, 1700." He had two sons, Carlo Antonio and
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