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The History of the Violin: And Other Instruments Played on with the Bow from the Remotest Times to the Present, Also, an Account of the Principal Makers, English and Foreign, with Numerous Illustrations
1864.
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66 pages read (scans 2 to 452)6 names found1 maker on this site cites it
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| 2 | This well-known book by William Sandys a… | Read | |
| 159 | 137 | others connected with these masques, and… | Read |
| 166 | 144 | dancer, and in the "Critic" is made to t… | Read |
| 167 | 145 | CHAPTER XI. | Read |
| 200 | 178 | 2 harps, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarionets… | Read |
| 208 | 186 | CHAPTER XIV. | Read |
| 217 | 195 | We may add Mr. Chorley's truthful remark… | Read |
| 218 | 196 | CHAPTER XV. | Read |
| 219 | 197 | of many makers; but his books are very i… | Read |
| 223 | 201 | which appeared wanting in the usual ener… | Read |
| 271 | 249 | makers at Brescia and in Germany prior t… | Read |
| 279 | 257 | none but Italian instruments, and other… | Read |
| 285 | 263 | In 1731 the following was in use; a lyre… | Read |
| 291 | 269 | for 1794 has "Robert Barnes, violin make… | Read |
| 292 | 270 | put on afterwards. The few violoncellos… | Read |
| 293 | 271 | Stamford, Lincolnshire, or its vicinity.… | Read |
| 294 | 272 | Here may be considered to terminate the… | Read |
| 295 | 273 | truly genuine one is rarely to be seen.… | Read |
| 296 | 274 | CHAPTER XX. | Read |
| 297 | 275 | "HISTORY OF THE VIOLIN." | Read |
| 303 | 281 | Her tenant was Mrs. Benson, the sister o… | Read |
| 304 | 282 | the Thomas Smith of former years. One of… | Read |
| 305 | 283 | regarding this person seemed to recall a… | Read |
| 306 | 284 | CHAPTER XXI. | Read |
| 307 | 285 | Forster reckons; however, it is in Scotl… | Read |
| 308 | 286 | a great body of the men of Tiviotdale, i… | Read |
| 313 | 291 | variations may be the careless manner, i… | Read |
| 314 | 292 | that this must be the record of his deat… | Read |
| 315 | 293 | church of that town he married in 1736;… | Read |
| 316 | 294 | Mrs. Melon was brought to bed of a Daugh… | Read |
| 317 | 295 | The work is not of a high class; the ton… | Read |
| 318 | 296 | CHAPTER XXII. | Read |
| 319 | 297 | various merry-makings and other festivit… | Read |
| 320 | 298 | the aggravated dyspepsia and other const… | Read |
| 355 | 333 | CHAPTER XXIII. | Read |
| 356 | 334 | characters of Scrub, in "The Beaux's Str… | Read |
| 357 | 335 | The work of William Forster (3) was of h… | Read |
| 358 | 336 | After pioneering through the account-boo… | Read |
| 375 | 353 | and lastly, in Long Alley, Sun Street, M… | Read |
| 376 | 354 | "he must have made at least 300 violonce… | Read |
| 377 | 355 | learned to make instruments of his fathe… | Read |
| 378 | 356 | The few instruments which have been seen… | Read |
| 379 | 357 | And "William Hill, Maker, in Poland Stre… | Read |
| 380 | 358 | derable merit, tho' not of the highest o… | Read |
| 381 | 359 | CHAPTER XXV. | Read |
| 382 | 360 | put into the instruments made by him. Hi… | Read |
| 383 | 361 | vibrating plate, under the button, "B. B… | Read |
| 384 | 362 | of them have realized as much as fifty p… | Read |
| 385 | 363 | establishment of Astor, in Cornhill, and… | Read |
| 389 | 367 | CHAPTER XXVI. | Read |
| 390 | 368 | 1823-4 he left this house and went to No… | Read |
| 391 | 369 | From this establishment emanated numerou… | Read |
| 392 | 370 | after that period he went to old John Be… | Read |
| 393 | 371 | 1832, the firm being known as Purdy and… | Read |
| 394 | 372 | not known, neither can the time of his b… | Read |
| 395 | 373 | that upon the instruments known as Dodd'… | Read |
| 396 | 374 | tions of a person who knew him, a small… | Read |
| 404 | 382 | TARR, —, of Manchester, was formerly a c… | Read |
| 405 | 383 | ments. The eldest son of the above-named… | Read |
| 406 | 384 | land and London. We do not know him, and… | Read |
| 407 | 385 | INDEX. | Read |
| 408 | 386 | Charles IX. of France, purchase of Cremo… | Read |
| 409 | 387 | Gilkes, maker, 348. | Read |
| 410 | 388 | Makers, French, 65, 211, 215, 240-1, 247… | Read |
| 411 | 389 | Rebec, rubebe, 12, 27-8, 30, 43-6, 101,… | Read |
| 452 | 38 | THE VIOLIN AND OLD VIOLIN MAKERS. Being… | Read |
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