Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

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The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1884

8 lines. Read by computer on 28 September 2026. Printed page 245. See the scan on archive.org.

1nurses of fortune, skill and perseverance. He was a great lover of Cremonese instruments, and was intimately associated with Tarisio. At the death of the celebrated Italian connoisseur, he purchased the whole of his collection.
3Vuillaume, N. F., Brussels. Brother of the above. Was well known both as a maker and connoisseur. Born in 1802.
5Vuillaume, Claude François, born 1807.
7Vuillaume, Sebastien, nephew of J. B. Vuillaume, made a few excellent instruments.

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