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The present form of the Violin the result of much research and experiment, but perfected by the great Cremonese makers--Hogarth's "Line of Beauty" exemplified in the Violin--The requisites necessary to the due appreciation of the grace and properties of the Violin, and its exquisite power of expression--Its acoustical properties--Varieties of woods used in its construction--Methods adopted, and choice of material, by the great Brescian and Cremonese makers--The "whole-back" and "slab-back"--The constituent parts of the Violin--System of placing the sound-bar--Properties and position of the sound-post, and of the bridge; the neck; the finger-board; purfling, &c., &c.--The sound-holes of different makers--Needed cautions as to repairing good instruments . . . . . . . . . . . 27-42

Importance of the Strings in the economy of the Violin--Adrien Le Roy's instructions "How to know Strings"--Thomas Mace and "Venetian Catlins"--Character of the different manufactures of Strings--Superiority of the Italian--The raw material not supplied by the feline race--Rules to be observed in choosing Strings--Modern improvements in Stringing--The Strings of Lindley and Dragonetti--Covered Strings--Experiments on the strain and pressure of Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-56

A glance at the rise, culmination, and decadence of Art in Italy, and the Violin as connected therewith--The Italians far in advance of other nations in the manufacture--The five Schools of Italian makers--Roger North on the demand for Italian Violins--Brescia the cradle of the manufacture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57-69

The formation of the Italian Varnish a secret lost to the world--Lustrous character of that of Cremona--Characteristics of the four classes of Italian Varnish--Conjecture as to the loss of the secret--Influence of the different Varnishes on the tone of the Violin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-76

Bagatella, Antonio--Bagatella, Pietro--BALESTRIERI, TOMMASO; probably a pupil of Stradivari; his work rough, but vigorous, tone and varnish good; his instruments rising in value--Bassiano, Lute-maker, Rome--Bellosio, Anselmo--Bente, Matteo--BERGONZI, CARLO; pupil of Antonio Stradivari; his work closely resembling that of his great master, and of the highest class; increasing appreciation; comparison of his instruments with those of Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri; character of his varnish, &c.; Violoncellos and Double-Basses of this maker--Bergonzi, Michel Angelo--BERGONZI, NICCOLO; character of his work--Bergonzi, Zosimo--Bergonzi, Carlo--Bergonzi, Benedetto--Bertassi, Ambrogio--Bertolotti --Bimbi, B.--Borelli, Andrea--Brensio, Girolamo--Brescia, da, Battista--Broschi, Carlo--Busseto, Giovanni . . . . . . . . . . 95-104

Calcagni, Bernardo--Calvarola, Bartolommeo--Camilli, Camillo--CAPPA, GIOFFREDO; pupil of the Brothers Amati; character of his work, in Violins and Violoncellos--Casini, Antonio--Castro--Catenar, Enrico--Celioniati, Gian Francesco--Cerin, Marco Antonio--Ceruti, Giovanni Battista; a prolific workman--Ceruti, Giuseppe--Ceruti, Enrico, son of Giuseppe; his work much valued by Italian players; exhibited in London and Milan Exhibitions--Cristofori, Bartolommeo--Circapa, Tommaso--Cocco, Cristoforo--Contreras, Joseph--Cordano, Jacopo Filippo--Costa, Pietro Antonio dalla; skilful copier of Amati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104-110

Dardelli, Pietro; a Franciscan Monk; his Viols and Lutes--Despine, A.--Dieffoprugcar, Magno --Dominicelli, Ferrara--DUIFFOPRUGCAR, GASPAR; high character of his Viols . 110-112

Farinato, Paolo--Ficker, Johann Christian--Ficker, Johann Gottlieb--Fiorillo, Giovanni--Frei, Hans; Lute and Viol-maker 112-113

GABRIELLI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA; his Violoncellos and Violins of high character--Gaffino, Giuseppe--GAGLIANO, ALESSANDRO; pupil of Antonio Stradivari; character of his work--Gagliano, Gennaro--Gagliano, Niccolo--Gagliano, Ferdinando--Gagliano, Giuseppe--Gagliano, Giovanni, Antonio, and Raffaele--Galbusera, C. A.--Garani, Michel Angelo--Garani, Niccolo--Gaspara da Salo --Gatinari, Francesco--Geroni, Domenico Ostiano--Gibertini, Antonio--GOBETTI FRANCESCO; comparisons of his work with those of Montagnana, Santo Serafino, and Ruggeri--Gofriller, Matteo--Gofriller, Francesco--Gragnani, Antonio--GRANCINO, PAOLO; pupil of Niccolo Amati; a true artist; classed with Stradivari, Bergonzi, Amati, and Guarneri; his Violas and Violoncellos--Grancino, Giovanni--Grancino, Giovanni Battista--Grancino, Francesco--Grulli, Pietro--GUADAGNINI, LORENZO, and Giovanni Battista; high character of their work--Guadagnini, Gaetano--Guadagnini, Giuseppe--Guadagnini, Carlo--Guadagnini, Antonio--GUARNERI, ANDREA; the pioneer of his family; worked with Stradivari and Niccolo Amati--GUARNERI, GIUSEPPE, son of Andrea; his Violins, Violas, and Violoncellos--GUARNERI, PIETRO, brother of Andrea--GUARNERI, PIETRO, grandson of Andrea--GUARNERI, GIUSEPPE ; his monogram and cypher; evidence of his birth; sketch of his life, and characteristics of his work; comparison with Stradivari and Gasparo da Salo; his "three epochs;" lustrous quality of his varnish; different characters of his wood; the tradition of his "Prison Fiddles"; a "Prison Joseph"--Guidanti, Giovanni--Guillami . . 113-147

Harton, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Kerlino, Joan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Lagetto, Luigi--Landolfi, Carlo Ferdinando; original and generally good quality of his work--Lanza, Antonio Maria--Lavazza, Santino--Lavazza, Antonio--Linarolli, Venturo--Loly, Jacopo . 147-148

MAGGINI, GIOVANNI PAOLO; pupil and follower of Gasparo da Salo; other makers' productions frequently attributed to him; comparison of his work with that of Da Salo--MALER ; termed the "Stradivari of Lutes;" Thomas Mace on the art of judging Lutes and Viols--MANTEGAZZA, PIETRO GIOVANNI; eminent as a restorer--Maratti--Mariani, Antonio--Meiberi, Francesco--Mezadri, Alessandro--Mezadri, Francesco--MONTAGNANA, DOMENICO; pupil of Antonio Stradivari; splendid specimens of his art still extant; his cognomen, "The Mighty Venetian;" rising value of his instruments; comparison with Stradivari and Bergonzi; superior character of his varnish--Montaldi, Gregorio--Morella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149-158

Nadotti, Giuseppe--Nella, Raffaele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Ortega . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Pandolfi, Antonio--PANORMO, VINCENZO; follower of Antonio Stradivari; residence in London and in Ireland; his struggles with adversity; light and graceful character of his work--Pansani, Antonio--Pasta, Antonio--Pasta, Domenico--Picino--Platner, Michel--Pollusca, Antonio--PRESSENDA, GIOVANNI FRANCESCO; superior work and varnish studied in Cremona; contrast with contemporary workers; humble origin; his connection with Storioni, and with Polledro, the Violinist; his models, Stradivari and Amati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158-163

Racceris--Rinaldi, Gioffredo--Rocca, J. A.--Rodiani--Rota, Giovanni--Rovetta--ROGERI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA ; his instruments of large Amati pattern--ROGERI, PIETRO GIACOMO--RUGGERI, FRANCESCO ; early artistic genius; foremost position of his family in Cremona; pupil of Niccolo Amati and worthy of him; brilliancy of his varnish--RUGGERI, GIACINTO--RUGGERI, VINCENZO--RUGGERI, GIAMBATTISTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163-167

Tanegia, Carlo Antonio--Taningard, Giorgio--TECCHLER, DAVID; his instruments of German and Italian styles, finely formed, and of good quality; his Violoncellos of large size--Testore, Carlo Giuseppe--Testore, Carlo Antonio--Testore, Paolo Antonio--Tieffenbrucker, Leonardo--Todini, Michele; his method of stringing the Violono--Tononi, Carlo--Tononi, Carlo Antonio--Tononi, Giovanni--Tononi, Felice--Tononi, Guido--Trapani, Raffaele . . 219-222

Valenzano, G.--Vetrini, Battista--Vimercati . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Wenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Zannetto, Pellegrino--Zanola, Giovanni Battista--Zanotti, Antonio--Zanti, Alessandro--Zanure, Pietro--Zenatto, Pietro . 222-223

Origin of the French School in the 17th century; followers of the Brescian and Cremonese types; mediocre character of their earlier efforts, with a few exceptions--De Comble and the second French School; Pique, Lupot, and Francois Gand; Silvestre, of Lyons--Introduction of the practice of Fiddle-baking; its failure--The copyist, and the Mirecourt factory, the "Manchester of Fiddle-making;" its destructive influence on the interests of true art . . . . 224-230

Aldric--Allar--Amelot--Aubry--Augiere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Bachelier--Bassot--Bernardel, Sebastien Philippe--Bertrand, Nicolas--Boivin, Claude--Boquay, Jacques; follower of Girolamo Amati--Borlon, Artus, or Arnould--Borlon , Pierre, Viol-maker--Borlon, Joannes--Borlon, Francois--Boullangier, C.--Boumeester--Bourdet, Sebastien--Bourdet, Jacques--Boussu, Eterbeck--Breton, Le--Brugere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231-234

CALOT--Castagnery, Andrea--Castagnery, Jean Paul--Champion, Rene--Chanot, Francois--CHANOT, GEORGES; an indefatigable worker, and close copier of Stradivari and Guarneri--Chanot, Georges, fils--Chanot, F.--Chanot, G. A.--Chappuy, Nicolas-Augustin--Chardon, Joseph--Charotte--Chevrier, Andre-Augustin--Claudot, Charles--Claudot, Augustin--Clement--Cliquot, Henri--Cliquot, Louis Alexandre--Cunault--Cuypers--Cuny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234-237

Daniel--Darche--David--DE COMBLE, AMBROISE; said to have worked with Stradivari; a skilful worker; good material and varnish--Dehommais--Delanoix--Delaunay--Deleplanque, Gerard--Derazey--Despons, Antoine--Dieulafait--Droulot--Ducheron, Mathurin--Du Mesnil, Jacques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237-238

Eesbroek, Jean Van, Lute-maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238-239

Falaise--Fendt, or Fent--Fleury, Benoist--Fourrier, Nicolas . . . 239

GAILLARD--GAND, FRANCOIS; pupil and successor of Nicolas Lupot; an excellent maker and repairer--Gand, Adolphe--Gand, Eugene--Gavinies, Francois--Germain, Joseph Louis--Germain, Emile--Gosselin--Grand-Gerard--Grandson Fils--Grosset, Paul Francois--Guersan, Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239-242

Hel--Henry, Jean Baptiste Felix--Henry, Charles--Henry, Octave--Henry, Eugene--Hofmans, Mathias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Jacobs, Hendrik; his work often mistaken for that of Niccolo Amati--Jacobs--Jacquot, Charles --Jacquot, Charles --Jeandel, P. N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242-243

Koliker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Lambert, Jean Nicolas--Lapaix--Laprevotte, Etienne--Leclerc--Lecomte--Leduc, Pierre--Lefebvre--Le Jeune, Francois--Le Pileur, Pierre--Lesclop, Francois Henry--Louis--Louvet, Jean--Lupot, Jean--Lupot, Laurent--Lupot, Francois--LUPOT, NICOLAS; maker to the Conservatoire; an excellent workman, and named "The French Stradivari," and "The king of modern makers;" characteristics of his work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243-247

Marquis de Lair--Mast, Jean Laurent--Mast--Maucotel, Charles--Maucotel, Charles Adolphe--Medard, Francois--Medard, Nicolas--Medard, Jean--Mennegand, Charles; distinguished as a maker and repairer, and also as a "cutter"--Miremont, Claude Augustin--Modessier--Mougenot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247-250

Namy--Nezot--Nicolas, Francois--Nicolas, Fourrier--Nicolas, Didier--Nicolas, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Ouvrard, Jean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Pacherele, Michel--Pacherel--Paul, Saint--PIERRAY, CLAUDE; an excellent workman, following Amati--Piete, N.--PIQUE, F. L.; close copyist of Stradivari; excellent work and material--Pirot, Claude--Pons, Cesar--Pons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250-252

Rambaux, Claude Victor--Raut, Jean--Remy--Remy, Jean Mathurin--Remy, Jules--Remy--Renaudin, Leopold--Renault, Nicolas--Rombouts, Peeter--Roze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252-253

Sacquin--Salle--Salomon, Jean Baptiste--Saunier--Schnoeck, Egidius--SILVESTRE, PIERRE; a true artist; follower of Stradivari--Silvestre, Hippolyte--Silvestre, Hippolyte Chretien--Simon--Simonin, Charles--Socquet . . . . . . . . . . 253-254

Theress, Charles--Thibout, Jacques Pierre; an excellent workman, and well-known dealer; his relations with Luigi Tarisio--Thomassin--Tywersus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Vaillant, Francois--Veron, Pierre--Vibrecht, Gysbert--Vuillaume, Jean--VUILLAUME, J. B.; a prolific and skilful maker; associated with Tarisio, and purchaser of his collection--Vuillaume, N. F.--Vuillaume, Claude Francois--Vuillaume, Sebastien . . . . . . . . . . . . 254-255

No trace of Violin manufacture in Germany previous to the middle of the seventeenth century--Pervading influence of Jacob Stainer in the constitution of the German School--Popularity of his model--Mediocre character of the school, with some notable exceptions . . . . 256-258

Albani, Mathias --ALBANI, MATHIAS ; his style Italian, and workmanship excellent--Albani--Alletzie, Paolo--Artmann . 259-260

Bachmann, Carl Ludwig; maker to the Court of Frederick the Great; founder of Concerts for Amateurs at Berlin--Bachmann, O.--Bausch, Ludwig C. A.--Bausch, Ludwig B.--Bausch, Otto B.--Beckmann--Bedler--Bindernagel; made in both German and Italian styles--Buchstadter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260-261

Christa, Joseph Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Diel , Martin--Diel, Nicolaus--Diel, Johann--Diel, Jacob--Diehl, Nicolaus Louis--Diehl, Friedrich--Diehl, Johann--Diehl, Heinrich--Dopfer, Nicolaus--Durfel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261-262

Eberle, J. Ulric; good copyist; form Italian; made also Viols d'Amour--Edlinger, T.--Edlinger, Joseph Joachim--Elsler, Joseph; made Viols da Gamba--Ernst, Franz Anton; pupil of Antonio Lolli; Court Musician at Gotha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262-263

Felden, M.--Fichtold, Hans--Fichtl, Martin--Ficker, Johann Christian--Ficker, Johann Gotlieb--Fischer, Zacharie--Frey, Hans; maker of Lutes; related to Albert Durer--Fritzche . . . . . . 263-264

Gedler, Johann A.--Gedler, Johann B.--Geissenhof, Franz; Stradivari model--Gerle, Johann, Lute-maker--Griesser, Matthias--Grimm, Carl--Grobitz, A.--Gugemmos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Haensel, Johann A.; his "Ueber den Bau der Violin"--Hamberger, Joseph--Hamm--Hammig, Johann Gottfried--Hassert--Hassert--Helmer, Carl--Hildebrandt--Hiltz, Paul--Hoffmann, Martin--Hoffmann, Johann Christian--Hornstainer, Joseph--Hornstainer, Matthias--Horil, Jacob--Huller, August--Humel, Christian--Hunger, Christoph Friedrich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264-265

Jais, Johann--Jauch, Johann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

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