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The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1884
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1tinct as the work of the same man. They are finely formed, have splendid wood, and rich varnish of a yellow tint; the bellies are of a mottled character, similar to those so much used by Niccolò Amati. His Violoncellos are among the finest of his instruments. They are mostly of a large size.
3Testore, Carlo Giuseppe, Milan, about 1690 to 1720. He copied Guarneri with singular ability. The work in his best instruments is highly finished.
5Testore, Carlo Antonio, Milan, 1730. Son of Giuseppe. Copied Guarneri and Amati. These instruments are bold and well made; their tone is excellent.
7Testore, Paolo Antonio, Milan, 1740. Brother of Carlo Antonio. Copied Guarneri. The varnish is mostly yellow; frequently unpurfled.
9Tieffenbrucker, Leonardo, Padua, 1587. Lute maker.
11Todini, Michele, a native of Saluzzo, lived for many years at Rome, about 1625. Todini was the inventor and maker of a great number of musical contrivances, in which clockwork played an important part. He occupied himself with this manufacture for several years, and turned his house into a kind of musical museum. He wrote a pamphlet describing its contents. His name is associated with our subject in having adopted a new mode of stringing the Violono or Double Bass, by using four strings, and playing himself upon the instrument at oratorio per-
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