Scan 150
Voice and violin: sketches, anecdotes, and reminiscences by T.L. Phipson, 1898
14 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 132. See the scan on archive.org.
1been dealt with as Stainer instruments. But Stainer, we know, was for some time at Cremona; and it is also on record that many German violin-makers were present in that ancient city in the days of Stradivarius, and probably long before that.
3When we consider how little is known about the Kloz family, it is quite possible that Sebastian Kloz may also have been at Cremona; his father, Mathäus Kloz, is admitted to have worked there for several years. one of two readings
4When we consider how little is known about the Klocz family, it is quite possible that Sebastian Klocz may also have been at Cremona; his father, Mathäus Klocz, is admitted to have worked there for several years. one of two readings
6Anyhow, they must all have been very superior makers, for their name has remained popular down to the present time. On account of their great reputation in olden times, many indifferent instruments have been foisted upon the public with spurious labels of these makers, so that years ago, when I was a student on the Continent, the term "Kloz" was applied to a violin in Belgium or France as a sarcastic manner of condemning it! one of two readings
7Anyhow, they must all have been very superior makers, for their name has remained popular down to the present time. On account of their great reputation in olden times, many indifferent instruments have been foisted upon the public with spurious labels of these makers, so that years ago, when I was a student on the Continent, the term "Klocz" was applied to a violin in Belgium or France as a sarcastic manner of condemning it! one of two readings
9The period at which Sebastian Kloz worked was probably from 1720 to 1760 or thereabouts; he was for a great number of years a contemporary of Stradivarius; and the day will come when his violins will be much better known than they are at present. one of two readings
10The period at which Sebastian Klocz worked was probably from 1720 to 1760 or thereabouts; he was for a great number of years a contemporary of Stradivarius; and the day will come when his violins will be much better known than they are at present. one of two readings
12This is how I make out the pedigree of the Kloz family, with the approximate date of their periods:— one of two readings
13This is how I make out the pedigree of the Klocz family, with the approximate date of their periods:— one of two readings
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