Violins and Violin Makers Part 4

GAGLIANO, ANTONIO, Naples.

GAGLIANO, RAPHAEL, Naples, son of Giovanni.

GAGLIANO, ANTONIO, Naples, son of Giovanni.

GAGLIANO FAMILY.

Most of the instruments made by the Gagliano family possess a good quality of tone, and Amateurs who have no necessity for that great power which Stradiuarius and Guarnerius conferred on their best productions, will do well to secure any genuine Gagliano which they may meet with, rather than risk the chance of getting less merit, under a more pretentious name.

GALERZENA, ---- Piedmont, 1790.

GAND, ---- Paris. A first-rate maker. He was son-in-law to Lupot.

GARANA, MICHAEL ANGELO, Bologna. An excellent maker, about 1700, considered by Fetis to be a pupil of one of those celebrated makers formed in the Cremona schools.

GATTANANI, ---- Piedmont, 1790.

GAVINIES, ---- Paris, 18th Century.

GEDLER, JOHANN ANTONY, Fissen, Bavaria, 18th Century.

GEDLER, JOHANN BENEDICT, same place and same date.

GERANS, PAUL, Cremona, about 1615.

GERLE, JEAN, Nuremberg, about 1540. Made Lutes, Viols da Gamba, &c.

GILKES, SAMUEL, London, 1787 to 1827. Pupil of the Second William Forster. An excellent maker. His work was most highly finished and his varnish of a rich quality.

GILKES, WILLIAM, born 1811. Not equal as a maker to Samuel.

GIORDANE, ALBERTO, Cremona, 1735.

GOBETTI, FRANCISCO, Venezia, about 1700. A pupil of Stradiuarius, and an excellent artiste.

GOFILLER, MATTEO, Venezia, about 1725. A good maker after Cremona patterns.

GOFILLER, FRANCISCO, Venezia. Brother to Matteo, similar, same date.

GRAGNARIUS, ANTONIO, early part of 18th Century.

GRANCINO, GIOVANNI, Milan, middle of 17th Century.

GRANCINO, PAOLO, do. do.

GRANCINO, GIOVANNI BAPTISTA, Milan, son of first named.

GRANCINO, GIOVANNI BAPTISTA, Milan, early in 18th Century.

GRANCINO, FRANCISCO, son of Giovanni Baptista. This artiste made to about 1760, or rather later.

GRANCINO FAMILY.

These makers produced some very good but not handsome instruments.

Lindley is said to have had a Violoncello by one of the Grancinos, the tone of which was very fine and powerful, with light yellow varnish darkened by age; the wood of back and sides very plain, but the belly very fine.

GROBITZ, ---- Warsaw, about 1750. Made some good instruments of the Steiner model.

GUERSAN, ---- Paris. An excellent maker, small model, careful finish, and fine tone; about 1730.

GUGEMMOS, ---- Fissen, Bavaria.

GUIDANTUS, GIOVANNI FLORENUS, Bologna, about 1750. An excellent maker.

GULETTO, NICHOLAS, Cremona, about 1790.

GUADAGNINI, LORENZO, Cremona, 1690 to 1720. Pupil of Stradiuarius and highly esteemed as a maker. Followed the style of his celebrated teacher.

Guadagnini is one of the makers especially recommended by Spohr when one of the three great masters cannot be procured. A good specimen of his work will always command a good price.

GUADAGNINI, LORENZO, Placentia and Milan, 1742. Made instruments generally of the smaller model. Was a careful workman and finished his instruments well, and used good varnish.

GUADAGNINI, BAPTISTA. Same places and about same dates, and made similar instruments.

GUADAGNINI, GUISEPPE, Turin, 1751.

GUADAGNINI, GUISEPPE, Parma, 1793.

GUARNERIUS FAMILY.

A more extended account of these great masters will be found in a separate chapter.

GUARNERIUS, ANDREAS, Cremona, horn 1630, dates to 1680. Pupil of Hieronymus Amati.

GUARNERIUS, GUISEPPE, son of Andreas, Cremona, dates from 1690 to 1730.

GUARNERIUS, PIETRO, another son of Andreas. Removed in the latter part of his life from Cremona to Mantua.

GUARNERIUS, JOSEPH, nephew of Andreas. Known as Joseph to distinguish him from his cousin of the same name, but who is generally known as Guiseppe. Joseph was the great maker of the family, born 1683, died 1745, at Cremona.

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HARBOUR, ---- London, 1785.

HARDIE, MATTHEW, Edinburgh, about 1820. Made some good instruments which occasionally possessed great power, but not always very neat finish.

HARDIE, THOMAS. Son of Matthew, Edinburgh, was also a good workman--died in 1856, from accidentally falling down stairs.