PANORMO, VINCENZIO, born near Palermo, 1734. He appears to have left
his native place, and after a temporary sojourn in several towns came
to England about 1772, and died in 1813. He was an excellent artiste.
His instruments are carefully constructed on Cremona models, and
possess a fine tone. He made a few violoncellos which are highly
prized, their tone being extremely rich and powerful. They are of the
Stradiuarius pattern, mostly of handsome maple for the back and ribs.
All his instruments are of a good Italian quality of tone, and are
among those which are rising in value as the great masters become rarer
and dearer.
PANORMO, JOSEPH, son of Vincenzio, also a good workman.
PANORMO, GEORGE LEWIS, another son of Vincenzio, a celebrated bow
maker.
PANORMO, Edward.
PANORMO, GEORGE, probably grandson of Vincenzio.
PAMPHILON, EDWARD, London, 1685. A very clever artiste. Made violins of
rather small model, somewhat high built, rich yellow varnish, and
sometimes double purfled. The Editor has known one of his instruments,
which was in the hands of a rich amateur, in whose house he has heard
it played and very much approved.
PANSANI, ANTONIO, Rome, 1785.
PARKER, DANIEL, London, 1714, is considered one of the good old English
makers. His instruments have a clear and powerful tone. A first-rate
authority calls him an excellent workman; another says though he was
otherwise good he used a bad brick red varnish.
PASTA, GAETANO, Brescia, early in 18th Century.
PASTA, DOMINICO, Brescia, same date. Said to have followed the Amati
patterns, and deserted the Brescian standard of Gaspar di Salo and
Maggini.
PEARCE, JAMES and THOMAS, London, 1780.
PEMBERTON, J., London, 1580. An English maker of considerable talent.
Is supposed to have been the maker of the instrument presented by Queen
Elizabeth to the Earl of Leicester.
PFRETZSCHNER, GOTTLOB, Cremona, 1749.
PFRETZSCHNER, CARL FREDERICK, Cremona.
PICHOL, ---- Paris.
PIQUE, ---- Paris. An excellent maker, and the master of Lupot. Spohr
recommends Pique's instruments, and Dubourg says they were given as
prizes by the French Conservatoire in the beginning of the present
Century.
PIERRAY, or PIERRET, CLAUDE, Paris. A charming workman. His violins
have been frequently mistaken for Italian by inexperienced judges. They
are of a deep red colour and finely finished, with an excellent quality
of tone.
PIETE, NOEL, Paris, about 1785, pupil of Saunier. An artiste well
spoken of.
PLACK, FRANCIS, Schoenback, 1738. Considered a good maker.
POLLUSHA, ANTONIO, Rome, 1751.
PONS, ---- Grenoble, France, 1787. Made large pattern violins with high
model, which have no great value.
POSSEN, LAUXMIN, Bavaria, about 1540. Made rebecs, viols, and viols da
gamba.
POWELL, ROYAL and THOMAS, London, 1785.
PRESTON, JOHN, York, 1789.