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The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators, 1875
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1Andrew's instruments, and this increase of volume of sound is obtained without any sacrifice of the richness of the quality. Anthony Amati died, it is supposed, in 1635, and Jerome in 1638.
3AMATI, Nicholas, Cremona. Born September 3rd, 1596, died August 12th, 1684. Son of Jerome Amati. It is gratifying in the notice of this famous Violin maker to be able at once to identify the dates both of his birth and death. Nicholas Amati was the greatest maker in his illustrious family, and the finest of his instruments are second only to those of his great pupil, Antonius Stradiuarius. His early efforts have all the marks of genius upon them, and clearly show that he had imbibed much of the taste of his father Jerome. He continued for some time to follow the traditional pattern of the instruments bearing the labels of Antonius and Hieronymus Amati, and produced many Violins of small size, of which a large number are still extant. He appears to have laboured assiduously during these early years with a view of making himself thoroughly acquainted with every portion of his art. We find several instances in which he has changed the chief principles in construction, particularly such as relate to the arching and thicknesses, and thereby shown the intention which he had from the first of framing a new model entirely according to the dictates of his own fancy.
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