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

Scan 15

Sixty-seven old & rare violins, violas, & violoncellos by the world's most famous makers, 1924

10 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 5. See the scan on archive.org.

110 VIOLIN
2Antonius Stradivarius, Cremona, 1736. Varnish, red-brown. Genuine.
3Bought from Signor Pietro Meneghesso of Padua (Italy) in 1900.
5*11 VIOLIN
6Carlo Bergonzi, Cremona, 1741. Varnish, yellow-brown. Genuine, of inimitable tone, and a perfect model. Bought from Professor Fighera of Turin (Italy) in 1911.
8*12 VIOLIN
9Joseph Guarnerius del Gesu, Cremona, 1724. Varnish, red-gold. Genuine, perfect model. Bought from Signor Pietro Meneghesso of Padua (Italy) in 1915.

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