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

Books › The fiddle fancier's guide; a manual of information regarding violins, violas, basses and bows of classical and modern times, together with biographical notices and portraits of the most famous performers of these instruments, 1892 › scan 179

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The fiddle fancier's guide; a manual of information regarding violins, violas, basses and bows of classical and modern times, together with biographical notices and portraits of the most famous performers of these instruments, 1892

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1reputedly clever maker, who was a pupil of C. F. Hunger of the same place.
3Fryer, C., London and Leeds. Died about 1840.
5Fux, Johann Joseph, Vienna, 17th century. Maker to the Austrian Court.
7Fux, Matthias, Vienna. A lute maker.
9Gaffino, Joseph, Paris, 1755. An Italian maker settled in Paris. He was dean of the makers' guild in 1766, and made instruments after the style of Castagnery. The firm was in existence as late as 1789, but was then carried on by the widow.
11Gaillard-Lajoue, Mirecourt. About 1855, in which year he received a medal at Paris exhibition.
13Galbani, Jacopo, Florence. About 1600. An old viol maker.
15Galbani, Piero, Florence, 1640. Son of preceding.
17Galbicellis, G. B., Florence, 1757.
19Galbusera, Carlo Antonio, Milan. About 1832. He was a retired military officer who attempted some improvements—as they were then called—on the existing shape of the violin. It is said that he had no knowledge of violin construction at all, but started his notion in conversation with some friends, and meeting, probably, with opposition to his views, set about making a fiddle on the lines which he projected. It turned out to be nothing new—an instrument with the corners rounded off, and somewhat after the style of the guitare. He thought it was more elegant, stronger and lighter than the Stradivari model, etc. This kind of experiment had been carried out before—fifty years

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