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Violin tone and violin makers, 1916
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1AND VIOLIN MAKERS
3Vuillaume. A violin-maker of the same name, who may have been his son, also worked in Paris.
5MANDELLI, CAMILLO.—Late nineteenth century. Apparently dates from Cremona, with which city he was intimately acquainted. Work not known to writer.
7MANN, JOHN ALEXANDER.—Glasgow. Died 1889. A good workman. Usually copied Stradivari. Dark yellow varnish. He was one of the best Scottish makers of the last century, and was intimate with J. B. Vuillaume. Some of his tickets are in French wording.
9MANSUY, or MANSUE.—Paris; circa 1840. Instruments seemingly scarce.
11MANTEGAZZA.—Milan; eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. There were three or four members of the family. Pietro Giovanni seems to have worked in partnership with two brothers. They were well-known dealers and repairers. Good work, varnish often very dark in colour. Their violas are highly spoken of. The form of their instruments resembles that of Amati.
13MARCHETTI, ENRICO.—Turin; late nineteenth century. Obtained a medal for his work at Antwerp in 1885.
15MARCHI, GIAN ANTONIO.—Bologna; seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Golden yellow or red-brown varnish of good quality. Wood handsome. Scrolls very well cut. Appears to have made some fine violoncellos.
17MARCONCINI, ALOYSIUS.—Bologna, Ferrara; circa 1760-90. Said to have been a pupil of
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