CAESTA, PIETRO ANTONIO DELLA, Trevisa, 18th Century, imitated
Stradiuarius.
CAMILE, CAMILUS de, Mantua, esteemed as a pupil of Stradiuarius.
CAPPA, GIACHIMO or GIOFREDA or probably two Brothers, born at Cremona
and worked under Amati. Date there about 1590 and were in Piedmont
1640. There are some good Violoncellos of this make.
CAPPA, GUISEPPE--Saluzzo--end of 16th Century.
CAPPER, --- or probably Cappa, Mantua. A Violin of this make was sold
by auction in London in 1861, and said to be very good.
CARTER, JOHN, London, 1789, made some excellent instruments which were
sold both under his own name and under that of John Betts for whom he
had worked.
CARLO, GUISEPPE, Milan 1769.
CASSINO, ANTONIO, Modena, 17th Century.
CASTAGNERY, JEAN PAUL, Paris 1639 to 1662. This artist is considered to
be one of the best of the old French Makers. One authority says they
have a fine silvery tone but not powerful.
CASTAGNERI, ANDREA, Paris. 18th Century.
CHANOT, --- Mirecourt, France, a good maker, 18th Century.
CHANOT, --- London.
CHAPPUIS, (or Chappuy,) AUGUSTINE, about 1710.
CHARLES, THERESS, London.
CHEROTTE, --- Mirecourt, 18th Century.
CHEVRIER, --- Paris, 18th Century.
CHRISTA, JOSEPH PAUL, Munich, 1730.
CHRISTOPHORI, BARTOLOMEO, Florence, 18th Century.
CIRCAPA, THOMASO. Naples, 1730.
CLARK, --- London.
COLE, THOMAS, London. Forster says no instrument has been preserved of
this maker, but that is a mistake. There is in the neighborhood of
Sheffield, a very large Tenor with a fine deep tone and the following
curious label.
Made 1690, by
THOMAS COLE of
London, on Holborn Hill, who selleth
all sorts of Musical Instruments.
COLLINGWOOD, JOSEPH, London, 18th Century.
CORSBY, GEORGE, believed to be formerly a maker at Northampton, and now
and for a long time a dealer in Violins, &c., in Princes' Street, Soho,
London.