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The Violin Gallery: Comprising: Section I. South Kensington Special …, 1890
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1242 CELLO BY JOSEPH GUARNERIUS. 1742.
2Geo. Gemunder, Esq., Astoria, New York.
3"The best Guarnerius Cello in existence." Received the gold medal at Amsterdam in 1883.
4Mr. Robin H. Legge in his "Chief schools of violin making" published by sections in that most interesting violin monthly The Strad (London) says: "Joseph Guarnerius is supposed to have confined his labors entirely to violin making, as no single violoncello of his is, or has ever been known to exist." Other authorities have expressed similar opinions. I hold the written certificate of Mr. Gemunder, the owner, that this is a genuine Joseph Guarnerius (Del Jesu). Mr. Gemunder's classifications are generally accepted and satisfactory in the United States. I give pictures of it solely on his authentication. If it is a fraud it should have been discovered and denounced at the Amsterdam exhibition in 1883.
6243 BOWS, a, a, Tourte.
7b, Vuillaume.
8c, Lupot.
9d, Vuillaume.
10e, Dodd
11f, Dodd. (Octagon)
12g, h, i, Dodd
13j, James Tubbs
14k, Voirin,
15l, Dodd cello bow (Octagon)
16Mr. Victor Flechter, N. Y.
17Mr. Henry Plumb.
18Hon. C. L. Watrous, Des Moines.
19Prof. L. S. Gerberich, Des Moines.
20Mr. George A. Dissmore.
21Mr. Mart Teeters, Des Moines.
22Mr. Robert S. Osgood, Des Moines.
23Mr. W. H. Heighton, Des Moines.
25244 HIERONYMUS AMATI.
26Mr. S. W. Crandall, 175 Monroe St., Chicago, Ill.
27One of the brothers Amati—Antonius and Hieronymus—and the better maker of the two, son of Andreas, born about 1550 and died about 1638. This violin is one of his early make; it has high model, beautiful sides and back in two pieces.
28Hieronymus in his later instruments showed considerable progress in the art; he made the model some flatter, the corners longer, and an f hole longer, narrower and with very graceful curves, thus seeming to outline the course to be pursued with such great success by his illustrious son Nicholas.
30245 NICHOLAS AMATI. CREMONA.
31Mr. George Hosmer, 133 Federal St., Boston.
32Son of Hieronymus Amati and the best maker of the family. Born September 3d, 1596, and died August 12th, 1684.
33This violin was formerly owned in Dublin and brought to this country by Mr. John Vaughn of Boston, Mass. Its dark yellow or golden brown varnish still retains its brilliancy, and it has that even liquid tone so characteristic of the Amati. While the date on its ticket is illegible, its perfect contour and graceful f hole locate it among his later productions when he was no longer experimenting, but had arrived at that degree of perfection to advance beyond which was the province only of his great pupil Antonio Stradivari and Joseph Guarnerius Del Jesu.
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