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Violins and violin makers. Biographical dictionary of the great Italian artistes, their followers and imitators, to the present time. With essays on important subjects connected with the violin

Pearce, Joseph. London: Longman and co.; Sheffield, J. Pearce, jun., 1866.

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76 pages read (scans 13 to 146)203 names found124 makers on this site cite it

Towns it names most

London13
Paris11
Cremona6
Brescia4
Mantua3
Rome3
Mittenwald3
Parma2
Amsterdam2
Mirecourt2
Florence2
Naples2

Pages

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13 PREFACE. Read
14 6 many of those who desire to peruse them,… Read
16 8 INTRODUCTION. Read
17 9 the Violin, (except that of speech,) whi… Read
18 10 pression, every nicety of tone can be pr… Read
19 11 is that in the present age there is a mo… Read
20 12 In all these transitions, the Violin bea… Read
21 13 The Violin, also, seemingly the most inc… Read
22 14 patronised and encouraged by all those w… Read
23 15 DICTIONARY Read
24 16 some fine instruments by this maker, of… Read
25 17 AMATI, ANTONIO JEROME, do. Read
26 18 are of the flat Stradiuarius Model, made… Read
27 19 yellow. Pronounced by judges to be equal… Read
28 20 brownish yellow Varnish with a tinge of… Read
29 21 BENOIST, — Paris, 18th Century. Read
31 23 BINTERNAGLÈ, —— Gotha, 18th Century. Read
32 24 BUCHSTADTER,—Ratisbon. 18th Century. Read
33 25 CARTER, JOHN, London, 1789, made some ex… Read
34 26 CLARK, ——— London. Read
35 27 seen which was purchased by a profession… Read
36 28 CONTRERAS, JOSEPH, Madrid, 1746. Read
37 29 believed he was not a maker himself, but… Read
38 30 He afterwards removed to Lyons. This app… Read
41 33 FORSTER, WILLIAM. The first Violin maker… Read
42 34 Cremona Makers have had no rivals. Wheth… Read
43 35 on with the Bow, from the remotest times… Read
53 45 HELMER, CHARLES, Prague, 1740. Read
54 46 Tenors are considered good, and Otto say… Read
55 47 JAYE, HENRY, London, 1615. Of this maker… Read
56 48 could not even get that price for some h… Read
57 49 KENNEDY, THOMAS, son of John, London, be… Read
58 50 KLOTZ, EGITIA. This maker, who appears t… Read
59 51 THE KLOTZ FAMILY. Read
60 52 KOLDITZ, JAQUES, Rumbourg, in Bohemia, 1… Read
61 53 LANDOLPHI, FERDINAND, Milan, about same… Read
62 54 LINELLI, or LINAROLLA, — Venezia, about… Read
63 55 Tolbecque, the violinist has two very fi… Read
64 56 the shape of a leaf—and fine yellowish b… Read
65 57 on which the immortal Mozart first learn… Read
66 58 as this "pittiful battered" lute!" In th… Read
67 59 MAYRHOF, ANDREA FERDINAND, Read
68 60 MILLER, —— London, about 1750. Read
70 62 NOVELLO, MARCO ANTONIO, Venezia, same da… Read
71 63 Some modern makers use chemical means to… Read
72 64 PANORMO, JOSEPH, son of Vincenzio, also… Read
73 65 PASTA, DOMINICO, Brescia, same date. Read
74 66 inexperienced judges. They are of a deep… Read
77 69 RUDGER, —— Cremona—not one of the Rugger… Read
78 70 scrolls are larger than those of Amati b… Read
79 71 and corner blocks as well as the purflin… Read
80 72 Cremonese and Brescian Schools built, is… Read
81 73 instruments, produced more tone, he may… Read
82 74 bass player of our day, used one of Gasp… Read
83 75 left it by will to another still more ce… Read
85 77 Italian style and produced some very sup… Read
86 78 knows two of his violoncellos which have… Read
87 79 and that Vieuxtemps' solo violin in 1861… Read
88 80 the direction of his father, which were… Read
96 88 BOW MAKERS. Read
97 89 the bows of Tourte of France, of Dodd of… Read
102 94 Like pictures, the Cremona Violins are r… Read
103 95 is a remarkable fact, and shows in a str… Read
104 96 forming what are now termed "slab" backs… Read
105 97 were arranged accordingly. On this point… Read
106 98 strengthen the bar which, without that,… Read
109 101 His best violins, which are known by the… Read
110 102 Francois Cramer, was sold by auction, an… Read
111 103 "NICHOLAS AMATI and the BROTHERS AMATI.… Read
112 104 several three quarter violins, which hav… Read
132 124 PIETRO, another son of Andreas, dates fr… Read
133 125 however, marked by the stamp of genius,… Read
139 131 THE Read
140 132 generally expresses the opinion of the t… Read
141 133 high and peculiar model were only calcul… Read
146 138 which by common consent most entitle thi… Read

Makers from this book

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