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Violin tone and violin makers, 1916
13 lines. Read by computer on 27 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 206. See the scan on archive.org.
1VIOLIN TONE one of two readings
3seldom or never possesses the true Italian quality. Some of the violoncellos are superb. He was the founder of the more modern and typical French school of makers and had several notable pupils. His younger brother, FRANÇOIS LUPOT II., died in Paris in 1837. Such violins as he made are quite indifferent, and his attention was almost entirely confined to bow-making. His best bows are excellent in every way, but he was an unequal workman, and a good many are a trifle short in the stick. one of two readings
4seldom or never possesses the true Italian quality. Some of the violoncellos are superb. He was the founder of the more modern and typical French school of makers and had several notable pupils. His younger brother, François Lupot II., died in Paris in 1837. Such violins as he made are quite indifferent, and his attention was almost entirely confined to bow-making. His best bows are excellent in every way, but he was an unequal workman, and a good many are a trifle short in the stick. one of two readings
6LUTZ.—Eighteenth and nineteenth century. A large family of makers in Schönbach. Some of them established themselves in other places (Vienna and Paris), and were at work quite recently.
8MACGEORGE, GEORGE.—Edinburgh. Worked with Matthew Hardie, and later alone until about 1820.
10MACINTOSH, JOHN.—Dublin. Died about 1840. Born in Scotland. Succeeded to Perry and Wilkinson's business. A tolerably good workman, but resorted to practices for artificially maturing the wood of his instruments.
12MAGGINI, GIOVANNI PAOLO.—Brescia. Born in Botticino Sera, near Brescia, in August, 1580. Died in or before 1632. It is supposed that he fell a victim to the plague in the latter year. Interesting and important information about him was discovered by Professor Berenzi, who lectured on the subject in Brescia in 1890 and also wrote a pamphlet. The facts thus disclosed were included in a monograph on Maggini compiled by Lady Huggins, and published in 1892, most of the material being derived from notes
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