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The violinist, 1900

61 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

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1H. R. KNOPF
2Violin and Bow Maker
3Importer and Dealer
4ESTABLISHED 1879
6Elegant Cases. Fine Bows.
7Best Quality Italian and German Strings. Agent for Sartory, Nurnberger, Henry and Sylvestre Maucotel Bows.
8The Famous Tricolore and La Favorita TESTED STRINGS.
9Celebrated Modern Italian Violins. Figarini & Rossani.
11Makers of the Celebrated H. R. Knopf Violins, Violas, Cellos and Bows.
12My new own make violins are well known to many artists and considered one of the best new violins made. They are much superior in Quality and Quantity than most old violins costing many times their price.
14Artistic Repairing
15119 East 23d St.
17Excellent Old Cremona VIOLINS VIOLAS CELLOS
18Also French and Other Makes.
19THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF OLD VIOLINS IN AMERICA.
20My stock of over 200 old Violins and Cellos is the Best in America at Reasonable Prices. Among them a fine J. B. Ruggeri, Nicolaus Gagliano, Carlo Guiseppe Testore, Francisco Pressenda, and many other fine Italian Violins.
21New Imported Violins from the Best Makers in Europe, from Five Dollars and up.
22Catalog sent FREE to readers of THE VIOLINIST upon request
24NEW YORK
26In the last Violinist we told you that we have obtained a very fine collection of rare old Violins. These instruments, added to our already large collection, give us a most wonderful assortment.
28Below we mention a few, all perfect specimens:
29Joseph Guarnerius, Cremona
30Carlo Ferdinandus Landolfi, Milan
31Joannes Guadagnini, Placentia
32Nicolas Lupot, Paris
33Carlo Antonio Testore, Milan
34Giovan Bap. Gabbrielli, Florence
35Joseph Baldantoni, Ancona
36Laurentius Storioni, Cremona
37Camillus Camilli Mantua
38Jo. Bap. Rogerius, Brescia
39Thomas Balestrieri, Mantua
40Mattio Albani, Rome
41Petrus Guarnerius, Cremona
42Andreas Borelli, Parma
43Joseph Gagliano, Naples
44Nicolas Gagliano, Naples
45David Tecchler, Rome
46Ferdinandus Gagliano, Naples
47Joh. Bap. Guadagnini, Turin
48Petrus Guarnerius, Mantua
49Antonius Stradivarius, Cremona
50Nicolas Amati, Cremona
51Paolo Maggini, Brescia
52Sanctus Seraphin, Venice
53Ant. and Hier. Amati, Cremona
54Jacobus Stainer, Absam
56Besides the above, we have a very large stock of fine old GERMAN, FRENCH AND ENGLISH VIOLINS
57Also New Violins at from $5.00 to $250.00
59JOHN FRIEDRICH & BRO. (ESTABLISHED 1883)
60279 Fifth Ave., New York. Write for Catalogues

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