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The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators, 1875
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1fine specimen of his Violins, which forms one of the illustrations of this work.
3GUARNERIUS, Petrus, Cremona and Mantua, 1690—1728. Brother of Joseph Guarnerius. In this maker, again, there is much originality, his work, together with his model, differing entirely from that of his brother, and in outline from that of his father, Andrea. There is increased breadth between the sound-holes; the sound-hole is rounder and more perpendicular; the middle bouts are more contracted, and the model is more raised. The scroll abounds in individuality of design. The ear is brought out with much effect; the purfling is splendidly executed, the corners being worked up to that extreme point of delicacy which marks a summit in the works of Nicholas Amati. The purfling is embedded after the manner of Nicholas Amati in his "grand" instruments, but to a greater extent. The varnish is superb. Its quality is of the richest description, and its transparency unsurpassed. Its colour varies; it is sometimes of a golden tint, sometimes of a pale red, on which the light plays with delightful variety.
5Petrus Guarnerius used some of the finest wood. The bellies are invariably wide in grain and very even.
7GUARNERIUS, Petrus, Mantua, 1725. Son of Joseph Filius Andreæ. He followed to some extent
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