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Violin tone and violin makers, 1916
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1VIOLIN TONE
3varies, but is sometimes handsomely marked. He seems to have made many instruments, but in this country they are by no means common.
5PIÈTE, Noël.—Paris; eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
7PILAT, PAUL.—Budapest. Born 1860. Worked with Zach. Has received several medals. Instruments branded inside with initials within a circle.
9PILLEMENT, F.—Paris; eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. A very unequal workman. Instruments branded.
11PIQUE, FRANÇOIS LOUIS.—Paris. Born near Mirecourt, 1758. Died 1822. One of the best known Paris makers, he early acquired a good reputation, and has left a great many instruments of varying merit. The best violins are large examples of Stradivari pattern. Their general appearance is massive, and the scrolls, though well cut, are inferior to those of Lupot, who made a number of instruments for him. The quality of the varnish is unequal, and he appears to have made two or more grades, presumably according to the price he was to receive. The wood of the backs is often in one piece, and of handsome figure. Sound-holes very well cut. Colour of varnish commonly, but not always, a deep red or red-brown. Labels commonly written, but he also used an engraved ticket. He retired from business in 1816.
13PIROT, CLAUDE.—Paris; about 1800-30. An exceptionally good workman. The instruments are of Stradivari character, but less stereotyped and more Italian looking than the average French violin of the period. Varnish red or red-brown. He used a small
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