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The violin manufacture in Italy and its German origin : an historical sketch, 1906
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1Unverdorben, of Venice, together with the later Magno Stegher, of Venice, (a German Tyrolese—the name occurs in other German districts, with the orthography, Stöger), one of whose lutes, apparently of the time of Duiffoprugcar, I met with at the Monastery of the Augustines, Neustift, near Brixen—also manufactured violins?
3Certainly not a very hazardous conclusion. But even if we argue solely with regard to the production of violins we shall be equally successful in finding a German origin.
5The, as yet, oldest known violin and viola makers, are Kerlino, Dardelli, and Duiffoprugcar. To these may now be added the hitherto unknown master,
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