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The Violinist's Guide (1916), 1916
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1THE VIOLINIST'S GUIDE
3Old Italian Violin Makers
4The Brescian School of Violin Makers
6Gasparo da Salo, 1542-1610. Violins exceedingly rare. Large model with correspondingly large ff holes, purfling ordinary single. Varnish deep yellow or dark brown of very fine quality. Labels never dated.
8Gasparo da Salò, In Brescia.
10Gio. Paolo Maggini, 1581-1631. Pupil of da Salo. First violins partake the roughness of da Salo's work. Influenced by Amati, work in later years, the third period, shows highly artistic construction. Labels, never dated, placed near the center of the instrument.
12Gio: Paolo Maggini in Brescia.
14Benti, Matteo, 1575-1620. Pupil of Maggini. Brown varnish, sweet tone.
15Budiani, Giavetta, 1580-1618. Maker of bass-viols and a few violins.
16Mariani, Antonio, 1635-1700. Pesaro and Brescia. Work much like Maggini's; sweet plaintive tone, but not of great power.
17Vernercati, Pietro. Probably pupil of Tononi, settled in Brescia; violins after Maggini model.
18Pasta, Domenico and Gaetano. Brescia early 18th century. Maggini model.
19Domincielli, Giovanni. Brescia and Ferrara. Pupil of Rogeri; soft, mellow tone.
20Rogeri, Giambattista. Known as G. B. Rogerius. Pupil N. Amati. Work of the finest description, often mistaken for that of his great master.
22Io: Bap Rogerius Bon: Nicolai Amatide Cremo- na alumnus Brixia fecit Anno Domini 1671
24Rogeri, Pietro. Brescia. Son. Work good though not so well finished.
26The Cremonese School of Violin Makers.
28Andrea Amati. Birth uncertain, about 1530, died 1580. Contemporary Gasparo da Salo. Few violins in existence.
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