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The violin: its famous makers and their imitators. : With several wood engravings from photographs of the works of Stradiuarius, Guarnerius, Amati, and others, 1880
21 lines. Read by computer on 29 August 2026. Printed page 194. See the scan on archive.org.
1Nicholas Amati. The backs are mostly of even grain, and compact; the modelling can only be found fault with near the purfling, where its sharpness at once catches the attention of the critic in these matters, and divulges the true author. The varnish, though good, is not equal to that of Amati. The scroll is inferior to the body in merit. The purfling is of whalebone, like that of most of the Dutch makers.
3JACOBS, Amsterdam, probably a son of the above. Excellent varnish of a deep red, very transparent, full of character, but wanting in finish. Purfling embedded.
5KAMBL, Johann Cornelius, 1640.
6 Johan Andreas Kambl Churfürftl.
7 Hof Lauten und Oeigenmacher
8 in München.
10KIAPOSSE, Sawes, St. Petersburg, 1750.
11KIRSCHSCHLAG, Tyrol, 1780.
12KOHL, Jean, Munich, 1580. Lute maker to the Bavarian Court.
13KOLDITZ, Matthias Johann, Munich, 1720.
14 Mathias Joannes Koldjz,
15 Lauten und Geigenmacher in
16 München 17—
18KOLIKER, Paris, 18th century.
19KLOTZ, Joseph, Tyrol.
20KLOZ, Matthias, Tyrol, 1670—1696. Pupil of Stainer. The work is good, but the varnish poor. Much of the wood that he used was cut at the wrong season, and is consequently worm-eaten. It is an error to give Matthias the foremost place in this large family of Violin makers—his son Sebastian was his superior.
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