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

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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

17 lines. Read by computer on 29 August 2026. Printed page 175. See the scan on archive.org.

1pupil of Chanot of Manchester. Violins, violas, and basses.
3HETEL, G., Rome. About 1763. Lutes and guitars.
4HENRY EUGÈNE, Paris, 1855. Violins.
5HILDEBRAND, M., Hamburg, 1765—1800. Violins, violas, 'cellos, and double basses.
6HILDEBRANDT, M. C., Hamburg, 1800. A repairer.
7HILTZ, Paul, Nuremberg, 1656. A viol maker.
8HIRCUTT, London. About 1600.
9HOCHA, GASPARO DALL', Ferrara, 1568. A repairer.
10HOCHBRUCKER, Donawerth. About 1699. Besides making some good violins he invented the pedals for harps.
11HOCHBRUCKER, Donawerth, 1732—70. He was a nephew of the preceding, was a violin maker and also continued to improve the harp in the direction initiated by his uncle.
12HOFMANN, MARTIN, Leipsic, 1680—1725. A lute and viol maker who has become famous not only for his own special work, but also because he was the first to make the viola pomposa suggested by John Sebastian Bach. This was a five-stringed 'cello tuned to C, G, D, A, E. It did not succeed, although Bach wrote music for it.
13HOFMANN, JOHAN CHRISTIAN, Leipsic. Son of preceding. A lute maker.
14HOFMANN, IGNAZIO, Wulfelsdorf. About 1748. A violin, lute, and harp maker.
15HOFMANN, MARTIN, Leipsic. Another lute and viol maker, probably some relative, about same date as previously mentioned Martin.
16HOFMANS, MATHYS, Antwerp, 1720—50. This

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