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The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1875
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1CELIONATUS, Johannes, Taurini, 1734. Amati school. Yellow varnish. Good workmanship.
3CHERUTTI, Cremona, now living. This maker is deserving of notice, forming, as he does, the last link of the long chain of Cremonese makers. He has made several instruments, some of which were exhibited at the International Exhibition, 1862, and which are of the Amati pattern.
5CHRISTOPHORI, Bartolomeo, Florence, 1760.
7CIRCAPA, Thomaso, Naples, 1730. Resembles Gagliano.
9CONTRERAS, Joseph, Madrid, 1745. This being one of the few Spanish makers, his name is placed with the Italian, the number of the Spanish being insufficient for a separate list. The model of this maker is very good, and the workmanship superior. He probably lived in Italy during his early life, the style being Italian.
11COSTA, Pietro della, Treviso, 1660—1700. Scarce.
13DARDELLI, Pietro, Mantua, 1500. Maker of Viols, a few of which are to be found in the cabinets of the curious.
15DOMINICELLI, Ferrara, 18th century.
17DUIFFOPRUGCAR, Gaspard, Bologna. This maker settled in Bologna during the early part of the 16th century. Very little is known of him. He has been put forth as the first maker of the Violin; but the writer of these pages quite agrees with Mr. Charles Reade that Duiffoprugcar, together with Kerlino and Dardelli, were makers of Viols, not of
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