Barcelona

8 makers. The earliest year printed is 1690, the latest 1800.

Every maker here has Barcelona in a printed line.

1600s

• about 1690 Razenko, Carole
  Razenko, Carole. A maker in Barcelona about 1690.
• about 1690 Razzenzo, Carole
  Razzenzo, Carole. A maker in Barcelona about 1690.

1700s

• 1738 Bofili, Salvadore
  Bofili (Bonfili), Salvadore. — Barcelona. 1738
• 1742 Guillami, Joannes
  Guillami, Joannes. — Barcelona. 1742. 1760.
• about 1750 Bofill, Savador
  BOFILL (Savador) — Barcelona circa 1750. Excellent make after the Guillami manner. Flat model. Varnish lacking suppleness. His 'cellos are generally too big. Apart from the label, he branded his instruments near the tail pin. No 191.
• 1759 Duclos, Nicolaus
  Duclos, Nicolaus. — Barcelona. 1759. 1764.
• 1765 Duclos, Nicolas
  DUCLOS (Nicolas) — Barcelona towards 1765 and Madrid towards 1780. Of French origin, this maker was apprenticed to Stradivarius in Italy, as stated on the labels of his instruments made in Madrid. Very fine workmanship. Orange varnish of tender composition and good transparency. Nos 183-192.

1800s

• 1800 Valenzano, Juan
  VALENZANO (Juan) — Barcelona. A good class maker who at first worked in Italy, his native country — he was Piedmontese — and towards 1800 established …

The books that name them

• Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell, 1928
• Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904
• A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer
• Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922

Some names appear twice under different spellings. Each is one book's spelling.