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The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1875
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1of large pattern and flat model. If we compare them with those of his master, the resemblance is not so great as might be expected if it be remembered that they are copies, and not original works. The sound-holes are broader and more perpendicular than those of Stradiuarius. The scroll is diminutive, and the turn much contracted and of a somewhat mean appearance. The workmanship of this item is roughly executed, and points to the conclusion that Alessandro Gagliano was not gifted with the power of head cutting. The character of Gagliano's Violins reminds us of those by Stradiuarius made between 1725 and 1730, and doubtless it was those instruments which this artist chiefly copied.
3The wood used for the backs was generally of a tough nature; the back and sides are often marked with a broad curl. The bellies are of wide and even grain, and very resonant. The varnish is quite distinct from that of Cremona; it is very transparent, and of various shades, chiefly yellow.
5GAGLIANO, Nicholas, Naples. Son of Alessandro. His Violins and Violoncellos were made with great care, and show that he possessed some amount of originality. They were not after the pattern of his father's instruments. They are narrower than these, and similar to those earlier works of Stradiuarius which come between the true "Amatese" and the long form. The varnish is of a deeper colour than that of Alessandro's, and its quality is not inferior. The scroll is well formed, and is, there-
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