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The heart of music; the story of the violin, 1906
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1he had learned his trade, it is said, from Pereglino Zanetto. He had two sons, Giovanni Battista and Pietro. The former was the shining light of the family. He was called "Giovanni il Buono (the Good)," and worked for many years under Nicolo Amati, in Cremona. He made violins of such excellence that wily dealers often have been able to palm them off as genuine Amatis. It may incidentally be mentioned here that the most famous violin makers of Cremona, following the era of Amati, Stradivari, and Guarneri, were Carlo Bergonzi, who was a pupil of Stradavari, copied him closely, and by many persons is ranked directly after him; the family of Guadiguini, famous for their red varnish, sometimes crimson, sometimes vivid vermilion; also Montagnana, Storione, and Testore, who were less distinguished.
3The value of the Nicolo Amati violins is very great, though of course much less than some Guarnerices and all Stradivari instruments. The smaller models cost only from eighty to a hundred pounds, but the "Grand Amatis" are worth at least two hundred pounds. The one belonging to Mr. Betts, in England, was valued at two hundred and fifty pounds, and Sir William Autis' instrument, an exceptionally fine one, was put on
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