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Scan 188

The violin, its famous makers and their imitators, 1887

9 lines. Read by computer on 28 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

1ments." 1 It will not be out of place to make special mention of his merits. His fame is unequalled as a maker
3![A building with three floors, shutters, and a balcony, labeled "THE HOUSE OF STRADIVARI, WEST SIDE, PIAZZA ROMA, CREMONA."](../images/stradivari_house.png) one of two readings
4![A building with three floors and several windows, labeled "THE HOUSE OF STRADIVARI, WEST SIDE, PIAZZA ROMA, CREMONA."](../images/stradivari_house.png) one of two readings
6of instruments of the finest qualities, and he has made
81 Mention is made by Lancetti that in the year 1820, the Marquis Carlo dal Negro, of Genoa, possessed a Harp bearing the name of Stradivari. Mandolines and other stringed instruments have been seen with his name attached.

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