MAYSON, Walter H.—Manchester. Born 1835, died 19—. Has made a great number of violins and other instruments of excellent finish, some of which are elaborately carved. He wrote a book on violin making, which was published in the “Strad Library.”
MÉDARD.—A numerous family of makers established in Nancy and Paris in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. There were upwards of a dozen of them. The best known is François, son of Claude Médard. Born at Nancy, he worked chiefly in Paris, where he flourished until about 1715, or later. The work is very pretty, and the wood frequently handsome. Light red varnish of very clear texture. Arching rather flat.
MEER, Karel van der.—Amsterdam; contemporary. A clever workman. Maker to the Conservatoire in Amsterdam.
MEIBERI, Francesco.—Leghorn; eighteenth century. One of the few makers dating from Leghorn. Work little known.
MEINEL.—Upwards of a score of makers of the name date from Klingenthal and Markneukirchen, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The work of some of them is very passable. Instruments frequently branded with maker’s initials.
MEISEL.—Another very large tribe of German makers, dating, chiefly from Klingenthal, down to very recent times.
MEISNER, Johann Friedrich.—Lübeck. Died 1770. A professional musician who made violins, specimens of which are occasionally seen in this country. Dark brown varnish.
MELEGARI, Enrico Clodovio.—Turin; nineteenth century.
MELONI, Antonio.—Milan; late seventeenth century. Pretty work. Yellow varnish.
MENNÉGAND, Charles.—Died 1885. Worked in various places, including Amsterdam, but chiefly in Paris. A very clever workman and repairer. Has left numerous instruments, a number of which are violoncellos. Usually worked on Stradivari lines.