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Violin tone and violin makers, 1916
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1AND VIOLIN MAKERS
31904. Received a gold medal in Hamburg in 1889. Another in Vienna, 1873.
5PFREITZCHNER.—Markneukirchen; eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Another huge family of workmen. Twenty-two or more are enumerated. In very recent years one or two of them have become well known as bow-makers. Two of them, JOHANN GOTTL0B and CARL FRIEDRICH, who worked in the eighteenth century, date their labels from Cremona. The style of the work is poor, and gives no countenance to the claim.
7PIATTELLINI, GASPERO.—Florence; eighteenth century. Instruments said to resemble those of Gabbrielli.
9PICHON.—Lyons; nineteenth century.
11PIEGENDORFER, GEORG.—Augsburg. Died 1906.
13PIERRARD, LOUIS.—Brussels; contemporary. Worked with Mougenot. Violin maker to the Ghent Conservatoire. A clever workman. Published a book in 1902 on "The Violin: Its History and Origin."
15PIERRAY, CLAUDE.—Paris; late seventeenth century to about 1726. Whether or not this excellent maker worked in Italy, as has been surmised, the varnish seen on his instruments is of excellent quality. The colour a light red or deep yellow. There is a look of Amati about the pattern, but they are not exact copies of Amati. The sound-holes have an appearance at their upper turns which is difficult to describe without the assistance of specimens. The work is neat and the tone of fine quality. The fiddles, like those of Boquay, were made in two sizes. Wood
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