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The Violin Gallery: Comprising: Section I. South Kensington Special …, 1890
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1206 PAOLO MAGGINI. BRESCIA.
2Mons. L. Planel, 7 Rue Lafitte, Paris, France.
3One of the rare, small flat patterns of this great maker, double purfled, varnish golden yellow, the middle third of the top having become brown. Purchased by M. Planel from Vuillaume in 1868.
4It is the one opportunity of a life time to see a small pattern flat Maggini—he made but few; this is probably the only one that was ever in the United States, the owner having it with him in his trip across the continent to San Francisco, and those who saw and heard it can consider themselves very fortunate.
5The flat model, and f holes in suitable proportion to the capacity of its chest, have divested this violin of that "melancholy" tone given regularly to Magginis by nearly all writers, and under the artistic bow of M. Planel it has volume and quality found only in the works of masters of a later and more enlightened period, showing clearly that Maggini, in these admirable essays, was in advance of his time, though he of course was not quite sure of their success, or he would have devoted himself more to the style of our present example. It is unfortunate that the early Cremona makers did not copy this flat model, rather than the high and less desirable form.
6206½ VUILLAUME BOW.
7Gold mounted and containing the maker's picture in the frog. Made to order for M. Planel.
8The strength and elasticity of the Vuillaume bow give it a position not lower than third among the great bows.
9207 ANDREAS AMATI. CREMONA. Mr. Henry Plumb, Des Moines.
10An elegant specimen of the founder of the Cremona school, in excellent preservation; golden yellow varnish and pear-tree scroll. This violin was presented by King Louis of Bavaria (after stamping his seal in sealing wax on the button) to his orchestra leader, who brought it to this country, and becoming reduced in circumstances was forced to sell it in Cincinnati in 1857, Mr. J. M. Ross, of Des Moines, being the fortunate purchaser.
11208 NICHOLAUS AMATI. CREMONA. Mr. Geo. McHickson, New York.
12Rich amber varnish. This violin is remarkable for being at this late date in its original condition. With the exception of the usual wear it comes down to us just as the master left it—the short neck, no corner blocks (uncommon) and the small and insufficient bass bar,—the higher pitch of modern times having caused the top to sink in under the bridge. The straight parallel f holes mark it as one of his earlier productions, when he seems to have gone back and experimented with the Brescian style. Nicholas Amati was the great pioneer of fiddle-making.
13209 ANDREAS GUARNERIUS. CREMONA, 1673.
14Mr. Freeman A. Oliver, 25 Winter St., Boston, Mass.
15One of the finest examples of the first of the makers of this celebrated name, a pupil and copyist of N. Amati. Beautiful red varnish, and in excellent preservation.
16It will be observed that his f holes are not so near together and are set more slanting than Amati's, and have in the lower half a long sweep and
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