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Scan 116

The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators, 1875

17 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 72. See the scan on archive.org.

1fore, superior to that of his father's. The model is a little high.
3GAGLIANO, Ferdinandus, Naples, 1700 to 1735. Brother of Nicholas. His work is similar to that of Alessandro. The Violoncellos are excellent instruments.
5GAGLIANO, Januarius, Naples, about 1740.
6GAGLIANO, Ferdinandus, Naples. Son of Nicholas.
7GAGLIANO, Giuseppe, Naples, 1780. Son of Ferdinandus.
8GAGLIANO, Giovanni,
9GAGLIANO, Antonio,
10GAGLIANO, Raphael, Naples. These makers bring the family down to a very recent date as residents in Naples. The merit belonging to them is of the slightest kind. Many of our English provincial makers have shown themselves superior. The family of the Gagliani, as Violin makers was the most numerous that the world has seen. The families of fiddle makers share the fate of nations. The days of greatness are followed by those of decline.
12GALERZENA, Piedmont. Little is known of this maker.
14GARANI, Michael Angelo, Bologna, 1700—1720. Has made a few Violas of good quality.
15GARANI, Nicolo, Naples. Gagliano type.
16GATTANANI, Piedmont, 1785. No particular value.

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