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the history of the violin, 1864
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1CHAPTER XVIII.
3HERE are numerous makers in the eighteenth century, many of whom will be known to most of our readers, while of others perhaps even the names will not have reached them. The same difficulties occasionally exist as to the identity of some of the least known persons named, and in some instances the makers will equally belong to the preceding or succeeding century.
5Among the Italian makers, the family of Gagliano, at Naples, is well-known. The founder of this, as makers of instruments, is said to have been Alessandro, the son of a Marquis of the name, who was obliged to leave Naples about the beginning of the century, in consequence of some crime committed in a fit of jealousy. He retired to reside in a deep wood, and there amused himself with making violins, and finding that he succeeded, returned in a few years to his native place, where, his offence having been forgotten, he founded a manufactory for instruments. He took Stradiuarius for his model, and made good violins with a lively quality of tone, but not very powerful. He left two sons, Januarius and Nicolaus, of whom we have the following tickets: "Januarius Gagliano Filius Alexandri fecit Neap. 1741," and "Nicolaus Gagliano Filius Alexandri fecit Neap. 1785"; they followed their father's model. There are
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