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The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1884
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1place instruments. Large pattern, usually stamped with name inside.
3Calot, ——, about 1830. He was in the workshop of Clément prior to date given. See Augiére.
5Castagnery, Andrea. See Italian list.
7Castagnery, Jean Paul. M. Fétis mentions this maker as having worked in Paris 1638—1662.
9Champion, René, Paris, about 1735. His instruments are well made, and the varnish is of good quality.
11Chanot, François, born at Mirecourt, in 1788. An engineer by profession. Becoming interested in the construction of Violins, he designed one having sides like those of the guitar. M. Choquet describes a Violin of this maker, made for Viotti, and remarks that the experiment of François Chanot opened the way to those of Savart. The date of Chanot's patent is 1818. The paper of Savart on the construction of bow instruments was read at the French Academy in the following year.
13Chanot, Georges, Paris. Brother of the above named, born at Mirecourt, 1801. Throughout life was a most indefatigable worker. He has made a very large number of copies of Stradivari and Guarneri, chiefly of the former, which are also the best. They are well constructed instruments, and the wood is of an excellent description. He was long known as a dealer in Cremonese instruments, and many notable rarities passed into his possession. The
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