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The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871
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1maker, recommended by Otto. Mr. M'Donald, Mossat (Aberdeenshire), has a violin by this maker.
3Edlinger, Thomas and Joseph, Prague, 1710, 1748. A family who made several good instruments.
5Ernst, Frank Anthony, Bohemia and Gotha, 1778. Said to have made many good instruments, the celebrated Spohr having performed a concerto upon one of them.
7Fendt or Finth, Paris, 1770, a native of Germany, and a good maker. His violins are beautifully finished, and varnished in oil.
9Ferguson, Donald, Huntly (Aberdeenshire), 1870.
11Ficker or Fieker, Johann Christian, Cremona, 1722. His instruments are not amongst the best. He used a peculiar monogram, stamped upon the wood, indicative of his being at the head of the family.
13Findlay, James, Padanaram (Forfarshire), 1870.
15Florentus, Florinus, Bologna, 1685, 1715, one of the Amati school.
17Forster, 1739, 1824, an English family who made excellent instruments. I have seen a violoncello by the elder William which was purchased for £20, a very fine-toned instrument; a tenor and violoncello of exquisite quality, by the same maker, are in the possession of that eminent collector, Mr. Croall of Edinburgh.
19Fourrier, N., Paris, 1810, an excellent French maker.
21Fritzsche, Samuel, Leipzig, 1790, made good instruments.
23Galbusera, C. A., 1830, said to have been the inventor of a peculiar chemical preparation by which he extracted the resin from the wood. He made his violins and tenors without corners, being of a guitar-shape.
25Galianus, or Gagliano, a family of Naples, 1695, 1790, celebrated makers who imitated the method of Stradivarius; one or two of the family have been considered the immediate pupils of Stradivarius.
27Galianus, Alexander, Naples, 1695, 1725.
28Galianus, Nicolo, Naples, 1700, 1740.
29Galianus, Ferdinand, son of Nicholas, Naples, 1760, 1780.
30Galianus, R. and A., 1868, good modern makers.
32Gand, Charles Francois, Paris, 1806, 1845, a pupil and successor of Lupot. This maker died at Paris on 10th May, 1845.
34Garani, Michael Angelo, Bologna, 1685, 1715, an excellent maker, being one of the Cremona school.
36Garani, Nicolo, Naples, 1700, also one of the Cremona school.
38Gavinies, Paris, 1734, a good French maker.
40Gemunder, ———, New York, 1869. It is stated that the instruments of this maker are not particularly fine.
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