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

Scan 27

The violin, its famous makers and their imitators, 1887

12 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

1Lambert, Jean Nicolas—Lapaix—Laprevotte, Etienne—Leclerc—Lecomte—Leduc, Pierre—Lefebvre—Le Jeune, François—Le Pileur, Pierre—Lesclop, François Henry—Louis—Louvet, Jean—Lupot, Jean—Lupot, Laurent—Lupot, Francois—LUPOT, NICOLAS; maker to the Conservatoire; an excellent workman, and named "The French Stradivari," and "The king of modern makers;" characteristics of his work … … … … 233—236
2Marquis de Lair—Mast, Jean Laurent—Mast—Maucotel, Charles—Maucotel, Charles Adolphe—Médard, François—Médard, Nicolas—Médard, Jean—Mennégand, Charles; distinguished as a maker and repairer, and also as a "cutter"—Miremont, Claude Augustin—Modessier 237, 238
3Namy—Nezot—Nicolas, François—Nicolas, Fourrier—Nicolas, Didier—Nicolas, Joseph … … … … 238, 239
4Pacherele, Michel—Pacherel—Paul, Saint—PIERRAY, CLAUDE; an excellent workman, following Amati—Piete, N.—PIQUE, F. L.; close copyist of Stradivari; excellent work and material—Pirot, Claude—Pons, César—Pons 239, 240
5Rambaux, Claude Victor—Raut, Jean—Remy—Remy, Jean Mathurin—Remy, Jules—Remy—Renaudin, Léopold—Renault, Nicolas—Rombouts, Peeter—Roze … 240, 241
6Sacquin—Salle—Salomon, Jean Baptiste—Saunier—Schnoeck, Egidius—SILVESTRE, PIERRE; a true artist, follower of Stradivari—Silvestre, Hippolyte—Silvestre, Hippolyte Chrétien—Simon—Simonin, Charles—Socquet … 241, 242
7Theress, Charles—Thibout, Jacques Pierre; an excellent workman, and well-known dealer; his relations with Luigi Tarisio—Thomassin—Tywersus … … … 242, 243
8Vaillant, François—Vèron, Pierre—Vibrecht, Gysbert—Vuillaume, Jean—VUILLAUME, J. B.; a prolific and skilful maker; associated with Tarisio, and purchaser of his collection—Vuillaume, N. F.—Vuillaume, Claude François—Vuillaume, Sebastien … … … 243
10SECTION IX.—THE GERMAN SCHOOL.
11No trace of Violin manufacture in Germany previous to the middle of the seventeenth century—Pervading influence

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