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The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1884
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1even anecdote, of those golden days in the history of the Violin be received by the lovers of the instrument! The bare idea that these three men were living in daily close converse is sufficient to awaken interest of a lively nature in the mind of a lover of Fiddles. Unhappily, however, no Boswell was at hand to dot down events, of small value when passing, but of great consequence to after time.
3Andrea Guarneri for some years worked upon the model of his master, though he afterwards changed the character of the sound-hole.* At the same time the form of the instrument became flatter, and the scroll showed signs of originality. The varnish is much varied, but is generally of a light orange colour of beautiful hue; it sometimes has considerable body, but when so, lacks the transparency of light-coloured varnishes. The Violoncellos are of two sizes. The wood in the Violoncellos is often very plain, but possesses singular tone-producing qualities. The Violins of this maker are among his finest efforts; the workmanship is excellent, but has not the fine finish of Amati.
5GUARNERI, Giuseppe, son of Andrea, 1680—1730. This maker possessed a greater amount of originality than Andrea. Joseph Guarnerius filius Andreæ fecit Cremonæ sub titulo S. Teresiæ 16 His earliest works evidence that power of thinking for himself which, later, led him to con-
7* Lancetti, in his MS., mentions 1670 as about the period of his change of style.
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