Caprices and Concertos, and
his Instruction Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

Rodiani, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Rogeri, Giovanni Battista, pupil of Niccolo Amati; his work
highly valued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Rogeri, Pietro Giacomo, pupil of N. Amati; good work; excellent
varnish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Rogers, Dr. Benjamin, his four-part Airs for Violins . . . . . . 381

Rombouts, Peeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Rook, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Roscher, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Ross, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Rosse (or Ross) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Rota, Giovanni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Roth, Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Rousseau, Jean, his Treatise on the Viol . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Rovetta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Royal Amateur, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498

Royal Band of Charles II., its poverty . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

Royal Society of Musicians, Origin of . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

Roze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Ruf, Herr S., his History of Jacob Stainer . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Ruggeri, Francesco ("Il Per"); excellent character of
workmanship, design, and varnish; pupil of Niccolo Amati . . . 165

Ruggeri, Giacinto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Ruggeri, Giambattista, high-class work in Violins, Violas, and
Violoncellos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Ruggeri, Vincenzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Ruppert, Franz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Ruppert, J. N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

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Sacchini, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Sacquin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Sainprae, Jacques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Sainton, M., Violinist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Salabue, Count Cozio di, his passion for and collection of
Violins, 359; his correspondence relative to his purchase of
the