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

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1ROTTENBOURG, ALBERT, Brussels. Died 1764. Violins, violas and basses.
2ROTTENBOURG, FRANCESCO, Brussels. About 1771.
3ROTTENBOURG, G. G., Brussels. Born 1672. Died 1756.
4ROTTENBOURG, G. A., Brussels, 1758—73.
5ROTTENBOURG, G. A., Brussels. Born 1705. Died 1783. Son of G. G.
6ROTTENBOURG, G. A. G., Brussels. Born 1642. Died 1720.
7ROTTENBROUCK, Brussels, 1700—25.
8Several of the members of the Rottembourg family seem to have copied the Amati model. Some of instruments have a warm brown varnish.
9ROVELLI. An Italian maker about 1744.
10ROVETTO, Bergamo, 1840—70.
11ROZE, Orleans. About 1757. A fairly good maker. Yellowish varnish. Wide sound holes and solid looking scroll.
12ROZET, Paris. About 1691. A court maker of the period.
13RUB, AUGUSTO DA, Viterbo, 1771. Violins.
14RUBATI, Milan. About 1700. A maker of porcelain fiddles.
15RUBINI, Bologna, 19th century. Chiefly guitars.
16RUBRECHT, Vienna, 19th century. A repairer.
17RUDET, P., Warsaw, 19th century. Violins, violas.
18RUELLE, PIERRE, Paris. Dean of the Paris Violin. Makers' Guild for this year.
19RUF, HALL, 1780—1877. A maker chiefly interesting for the labour and care with which he collected information regarding Jacob Stainer.

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