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the violin its famous makers and their imitators, 1909

22 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 234. See the scan on archive.org.

1BOURDET, Sébastien, Mirecourt, one of the earliest Violin-makers in Mirecourt.
3BOURDET, Jacques, Paris, 1751.
5BOUSSU, Eterbeck, le Bruxelles, about 1750.
7BRETON, 1777. This name is met with branded on the backs, "Breton à Paris." A little heavy in character, but fairly made; dark brown colour.
9BRETON, Le, Mirecourt, 1812-30. Commonplace instruments. Large pattern, usually stamped with name inside.
11BRUGÈRE, the name of several contemporary French makers, dating from Mirecourt and elsewhere. Some show good workmanship and varnish.
13CALOT, ——, about 1830. He was in the workshop of Clément prior to date given. See AUGIÈRE.
15CASTAGNERY, Andrea. See Italian list.
17CASTAGNERY, Jean Paul. M. Fétis mentions this maker as having worked in Paris, 1638-62.
19CHAMPION, René, Paris, about 1735. His instruments are well made, and the varnish is of good quality.
21CHANOT, 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. Chouquet 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

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