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

Scan 27

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

21 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 17. See the scan on archive.org.

143 VIOLIN
2Bartolomeo Calvarola, Bergamo, 1745. The scroll is a genuine Ruggieri. Bought from Signor Meneghesso of Padua (Italy) in 1899.
444 VIOLIN
5Romeo Antoniazzi, Cremona, 1871. Genuine. Varnish, red-gold. Bought from Professor Monfrin of Venice (Italy) in 1902.
745 VIOLIN
8Giuseppe Rocca, Turin, 1845. Genuine. Varnish, yellow-gold. Bought from Professor Antonio Pisani of Padua (Italy) in 1901.
1046 VIOLIN
11Celionati, Turin, 1790. Bought from Signor Fagnola of Turin (Italy) in 1904.
1347 VIOLIN
14Giuseppe Fiorini of Bologna, 1850. Imitation Balestrieri. Bought from Signor Opici of Parma (Italy) in 1913.
1648 VIOLIN
17Giuseppe Sgarbi, Modena, 1861. Genuine. Varnish, yellow-gold. Bought from Professor Maglioni of Florence (Italy) in 1918.
1949 VIOLIN
20Gaetano Turini, Ficaroli, 1832. Genuine. Bought from Signor Zanibon of Padua (Italy) in 1917.

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