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.

by Joseph Pearce

GOBIT, —— Venice, 1716. Made similar instruments to Ruggerius, and used beautiful varnish.

GABRIELLI, —— Florence, 1740. Made excellent Violoncellos, yellow varnish. Written labels.

ANTONIAZZI, GAETANO, Cremona, 1860. This maker sent a violin to the Exhibition of 1862, but is much behind his predecessors.

FALCO, —— Cremona, 1752. Made well proportioned instruments.

HARRIS, CHARLES, London. An admirable workman. His instruments are among the finest of the English.

GAGLIANO, NICHOLAS, Naples, pupil of Stradiuarius. We have a note (omitted in its proper place) that this maker excelled in violoncellos, many of which are covered with fine rich varnish, seldom seen on instruments by the Gagliano family.

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In our notice of Stradiuarius Violins at [page 113] we should have said that William Howard, Esq., of Sheffield, possessed two fine examples—one as described and the other of the beautiful red varnish, the latter formerly the property of the celebrated violinist Salomon, for whom Haydn wrote his twelve grand symphonies.

PEARCE, PRINTER, SHEFFIELD.