Amati, Nicholas

Amati, Nicholas
   1) , brother of the above, celebrated for his Basses.
   2) , son of Andreas.
   3) , born 1596, died 1684, son of Hieronymus. This was the greatest maker of the family.

Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. — London, LONGMAN AND CO., PATERNOSTER ROW.. . 1866.

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