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

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Scan 214

The violin: its famous makers and their imitators. : With several wood engravings from photographs of the works of Stradiuarius, Guarnerius, Amati, and others, 1880

22 lines. Read by computer on 29 August 2026. Printed page 196. See the scan on archive.org.

1PARTH, Andreas Nicholas, Vienna, 18th century.
2PFRETSCHNER, Gotlob, Cremona, 1750. Very common-place.
3PFRETSCHNER, Carl Frederick, Cremona, son of the former; no merit.
4PLACK, F., Schoenback, 1730—1745.
5PLATNER, Michael, Rome, about 1720. This maker should have been included with the Italians. His style and varnish remind us of Techler.
6POSSEN, Lauscrim, Bavaria, 1550. Maker of Viols and Rebecs.
7RAF, Bavaria, 18th century.
8RAMBOUTS, Peter, Amsterdam. High model, capital varnish.
9RAUCH, Jacques, Mannheim, 1720—1745.
10RAUCH, Sebastian, Hamburg, 1725. High model, instruments not well finished.
11RAUCH, Breslau.
12REICHEL, Johann Gottfried, Absom, 18th century.
13REICHEL, Johann Conrad, Newkirch, 18th century.
14ROTH, Christian, Augsburg, 17th century.
15RUPPERT, Francis, Erfurt. Instruments of little value.
16SCHEINLEIN, Matthias Frederick, Langenfeld, born 1710, died 1771. High built; varnish dark.
17SCHEINLEIN, Jean Michael, Langenfeld, son of the former. Similar characteristics.
18SCHLICK, Leipsic.
19SCHMIDT, Cassel, 1800—1825. Copied Stradivarius indifferently; wood poor, thicknesses incorrect.
20SCHÖNGER, Francis, Erfurt, 18th century.
21SCHÖNGER, George, Erfurt, 18th century. Made several good instruments of the Albani type.

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