tinist); 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 ("Bononiensis," from or
settled in Bologna); his instruments of large Amati pattern--ROGERI,
PIETRO GIACOMO--RUGGERI, FRANCESCO ("Il Per"); 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

SACCHINI--SALO GASPARO DA ("The Great Brescian,"); his real name
Bertolotti; essentially a maker of Viols; primitive character of his
instruments; evidence as to date of his work; Ganassi's work on the
Art of Playing the Viol; six-stringed and four-stringed Viols; Martin
Agricola and his "Musica Instrumentalis;" Quatuor of instruments,
Decantus, Altus, Tenor, and Bassus; foundation by Da Salo of Italian
Violin-making; gradual and tentative development of his system; high
value of his labours as a pioneer; chief characteristics of his work;
his nice discrimination in choice of material; Signor Dragonetti's
four Double-Basses of this maker, and his presentation of one of them
to the Monastery St. Mark's, Venice--Sanoni, Giovanni