Scan 364

The story of the violin, 1904

37 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 306. See the scan on archive.org.

1Story of the Violin

3*Paolo Grancino (1665-90), pupil of Nicolo

4*Giov. Bapt. Grancino (1690-1710), son of Paolo

5Giovanni (1696-1720)

6Francesco Milan

7Mantagazza (1720)

8*Carlo Antonio Testore (1700-30) followed also

9 Joseph Guarnerius.

10*Florentus Florenus, pupil of Nicolo (1685-1715)

11 Felice Tononi (1730) Bologna.

12*Santo Seraphino (Venice, 1730-45), famous maker.

13 Alexander Mezzadie (1690) Ferrara.

14 Dominicelli (1695-1715)

15 Paulus Palma (Lucca, 1760).

16 Paolo Albani, pupil of Nicolo (Palermo, 1650).

17 David Techler (1685-1743) Rome.

18 Guido Tononi

19 Paolo Castello (Genoa, 1750).

20 Antonius Gragnani (Livorno, 1780-1800).

21 Joannes Celionatur (Turin, 1734).

22*Joannes Florens Guidentus (Bologna, 1740-80).

23 Carlo Brochi (Parma, 1744).

24 Giuseppe Dominichino (Verona, 1700).

25 Jacques Bocquay (1700-30), see Violin-making in France.

26 Altmann and others (violin-makers in Germany).

27 Henry Jacobs (1690-1740), Cremona-Amsterdam.

29Pupils and Imitators of Stradivari.

31Pupils and their Imitators.

33*Francesco and Omoboni Stradivari.

34*Carlo Bergonzi (1712-52) { Michelangelo Bergonzi (1730-50).

35 Nicolaus Bergonzi (1725-60).

36*Lorenzo Guadagnini (Cremona, 1695-1742) { *Joannes Battista Guadagnini, father and son (Parma, 1750-85).

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