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Violin tone and violin makers, 1916
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1VIOLIN TONE
3century. Scarce. Stamped his name on the backs of his instruments. Yellow varnish.
5PACHERELE, PIERRE.—Paris, Nice, Genoa, Turin. Died in Nice 1871. A fine workman, but a "roving blade." He did much work as a repairer. Worked with Pressenda for several years, and made instruments which closely resemble and are equal to those of that maker. His ordinary instruments are of Stradivari pattern.
7PACQUET.—Marseilles; late eighteenth century. Common-place instruments. Frequently worm-eaten.
9PADEWET.—Nineteenth century. Four or more makers of the name are known. The family seems to have sprung from Vienna. Three of them worked in Karlsruhe. JOHANN I. died 1872. A skilful maker who obtained several medals. JOHANN II., who died in 1902, copied Stradivari, and seems to have made a large number of instruments. He received various medals, and was a well-known repairer.
11PAGEOT.—Mirecourt. Died 1849. Name also spelt Pajeot. Bow-maker. Personally a skilful workman, but employed workmen who turned out bows wholesale, the prices beginning at sixpence each.
13PAJOT.—Jenzat; nineteenth century. A family of makers, probably originating in Mirecourt. Chiefly makers of hurdy-gurdies.
15PALLOTA, Pietro.—Perugia. Died about 1820. Little known.
17PAMPHILON, EDWARD.—London; about 1681. He used a beautiful varnish of yellow colour, sometimes with a tinge of red. The fiddles are squarish,
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