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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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1which has never been dispelled, and there seems to be little ground for supposing them to be the names of actual makers.
3Acton, W. J. Contemporary. One of our good native makers. Violins.
5Aireton, E., London, 1727—1807. A very good maker who made for Peter Wamsley and afterwards for himself in Piccadilly. Model Amati.
7Albani, M., Bótzen, 1621—1673. An old Tyrolese maker. Good quality, but tubby Stainer model.
9Albani, M., Bótzen, 1650—1712. Son of preceeding maker. Totally different style of work from that of his father. In some cases it is really of a very high class, and might very readily be mistaken for Cremonese work. Beautifully figured wood.
11Albani, M., Gratz. I know nothing of this maker.
13Albani, P., Cremona, 1650—1670. I know nothing of this maker. He is supposed to have been a pupil of Nicolas Amati, and to have made instruments of that model and of good workmanship.
15Aldric, Paris, 1792—1840. Some of the work of this maker calls for the highest praise. He made beautiful copies of Stradivari, not only in model and arching, but in some cases succeeded in getting the Cremonese quality of tone to quite a marvellous degree. His varnish is sometimes very spiritless and common-looking, but one might say it is his only defect. The heads of his violins are strong and massive-looking, and finely designed. The grain of the belly is sometimes irregular in width, which in some people's eyes indicates carelessness in selection, but the tone tells a different
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