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The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871
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1fine-toned instrument. It bears the following inscription:—"Francisco Juliano in Roma, 1700."
2KENNEDY, a London Family, said to have been good makers.
3KERLINO, or Kerlin, Joan, Brescia, 1450, a native of Brittany, and one of the earliest makers of the violin; he also made viols, rebeccs. La Borde, author of "Essai sur la Musique," states that he saw a violin by this maker with four strings and having, instead of the common tail-piece, a piece of ivory inlaid in the breast and pierced with four holes. The breast of the instrument was higher than those of the common violins, whilst the outline was unequally curved at the ends, and the sides badly formed. This violin contained the following on label—"Joan Kerlino, ann. 1449." The tone was sweet but weak—similar to some of the instruments of Anthony Amati.
4KOLIKER, Paris, a celebrated maker.
5KLOTZ, Matthias, Tyrol, 1670, 1696, one of Steiner's best pupils.
6KLOTZ, George, Mittenwald sur l'Iser, 1754, son of the former.
7KLOTZ, Egitia, brother of the former, made good instruments.
8KLOTZ, Sebastian, said to have been the best maker in the family. Large sums have been given for some of the violins of this maker.
9KLOTZ, Joseph, used very fine woods in his instruments.
10LAMBERT, Nancy, about the commencement of the eighteenth century, surnamed "Charpentier de la Lutherie." None of the violins of this maker are held in much esteem.
11LANDOLFI, or LANDOLPHI, Carlo, Milan, 1750, 1760, said to have been a good maker.
12LENTZ, John N., London, 1810, made good instruments.
13LEWIS, Edward, 1715, also a good London maker.
14LINAROLLI, Venturi, Venice, 1520, also a maker of Viols, &c.
15LOTT, 1800, a London family who made good instruments.
16LOUVET, a French maker.
17LUPOT, Francis, Stutgard, 1725, 1750, made some excellent instruments.
18LUPOT, Nicolas, son of the former, the finest of the French makers. His first instruments are dated from Orleans. He was born in Stutgard in 1758, in 1785 removed to Orleans, and about nine years afterwards came to Paris, where he was appointed maker for the Chapel Royal, in which city he died on 13th August, 1834. He wrote a work on the Violin which far surpasses any of our English works, of which an edition was printed for the "Academie des Bibliophiles" in 1869. His violins are much valued, and rank next to the old Cremona instruments.
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