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The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871
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1LIST OF VIOLIN MAKERS.
3BENTE, Matteo, Brescia, 1580. A famed maker of the Brescian school. His violins are much esteemed.
4BERGONZI, Carlo, Cremona, 1720, 1750. An excellent maker and a pupil of Stradivarius.
5BERGONZI, Michael Angelo, Cremona, 1725, 1750. Said to have been a pupil of Stradivarius.
6BERTRAND, ———, a French maker.
7BETTS, John and Edward, London, 1780, 1823. Good makers, and pupils of Duke.
8BEVERIDGE, William, Craigh, Aberdeenshire, 1870. The violins of this maker are of exquisite finish, with beautifully carved scrolls and tail-pieces; he is also the inventor of an improved tail-piece, which adds much to the neatness of the violin. In this tail-piece the holes for the strings are pierced longitudinally, having a small cavity cut at the extreme ends of each for containing the knots, similar to that commonly used for containing the button string. The strings are simply inserted through the longitudinal holes, and a knot formed, which is prevented from slipping by the holes being graduated to a size corresponding with the four strings. This artist was patronised by the late Prince Consort for his violins, bows, snuff-boxes, &c., and Her Majesty has at various times commissioned him to supply her with many articles in wood-carving.
9BLAIR, William, Abergeldie, now living, born 1796, violinist to H.M. Queen Victoria, and H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, also a maker; some of his violins are pretty well finished, and have much power and brilliancy of tone, but want the bland and silvery sound of the old Italian instruments. The best instruments of this maker have been all baked in the wood by fire.
10BOCQUAY, Jacques, Paris, 1715, 1725. A native of Lyons, and a good French maker. A violin by this maker is in the collection of Mr. Lowe, Edinburgh, which, from the extraordinary volume and intensity of its tone, is familiarly known as "The Emperor;" the model is large, the varnish of a fine yellow tint.
11BOIVIN, Claude, a French maker.
12BOURDOT, Sebastian, Mirecourt, about the eighteenth century.
13BOUSSU, B. A., Etterbeeck, 1752. A good maker. Some of his violins are sold for about five guineas.
14BUCHSTADTER, Ratisbon, recommended by Spohr. Otto states that the instruments of this maker are not highly esteemed.
15BUDIANI, Javietta, Brescia, 1580. A good maker of the rescian school.
16CAPPA, Giachimo and Geofreda, Cremona and Saluzzio, 1590, 1640. Pupils of Nicolas Amati, and founded the Saluzzian school of makers.
17CARTER, John, London, 1785. A good English maker.
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