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The violin manufacture in Italy and its German origin : an historical sketch, 1906
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1both countries too obscure to admit of positive proof of this. It is nevertheless certain, that the oldest known violins were made in Italy.
3It has been customary, hitherto, to regard Brescia as the cradle of the Italian violin manufacture; but, while this opinion was based upon Gaspar da Salo (circa 1560-1610), it was incorrect. Later enquiries, to which a violin bearing the name "Joan Kerlino, 1449," gave rise, proved that a maker of that name had lived in Brescia, whereby the above opinion received a justification. On the other hand, Bologna must be accredited with the honour of having been the cradle of a branch of human art industry which, in its pro-
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