Contreras, Joseph

Contreras, Joseph
   , Madrid, 1746. An excellent maker, who was particularly celebrated for his copies of Stradiuarius.

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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