Chapter IV: Section VIII: French Makers

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 (or Porlon), 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 (_pere_)--Jacquot, Charles (_fils_)--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

SECTION IX.--THE GERMAN SCHOOL.

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