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Violin tone and violin makers, 1916
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1VIOLIN TONE
3VANDELLI, GIOVANNI.—Fiorano (Modena).
4Died 1839.
6VANDERLIST.—Paris; late eighteenth century. Instruments branded. Said to have copied Guadagnini.
8VANGELISTI, PIER LORENZO.—Florence; about 1730. Rather indifferent work; somewhat high built. Seemingly scarce.
10VAROTTI, GIOVANNI.—Bologna; late eighteenth century.
12VAUCHEL, JEAN CORN.—Mayence, Wurzburg, Damm. Died 1856. Was a dealer and repairer as well as a maker. He was patronised by Paganini and Spohr. His monument describes him as one of the most famous violin makers in the world. He seems to have been a workman of ability, but his instruments are little known in this country.
14VENTAPANE.—Naples; eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Three makers of this name date from Naples. Their work belongs to the Gagliano school. Instruments of their make have been sold as genuine Gaglianos. The best known of them is LORENZO, who dates between about 1800-30. Handsome wood, good yellow-orange varnish. VINCENZO VENTAPANE worked down to about 1800, and produced some useful instruments. PASQUALE VENTAPANE was an inferior workman.
16VERINI, SERAFINO.—Arceto, Cascogno (Modena). Died 1868. He was a land surveyor who made instruments for his amusement. Andrea Verini, who was perhaps a son, also made instruments.
18VERMESCH.—Beaumont-sur-Oise. A priest who worked at fiddle making about 1780-1810.
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