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the history of the violin, 1864
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1followed his father's art, but was inferior and made but few instruments. "Luthomonographie" gives a ticket which appears to be of this maker—"Hieronimus Amati fecit Cremonae, 167.;" he may be considered the last of the Amatis. The "Biografia Cremonese," as we are informed, speaks of a Nicolas Amati, and an Antoine Jerome Amati, sons of Andreas Amati, who flourished from 1640 to 1670; but we do not know the authority of this work, and there is apparently some confusion of names and dates. Fetis also mentions a descendant of the family who, as recently as 1786, engaged as a workman with Messrs. Lupot at Orleans, and his violins were much admired; but he would not disclose the nature of his varnish, saying it was a secret of the family, and left Orleans rather than divulge it. It was not known what became of him afterwards.
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