MAGGINI, GIOVANNI PAOLO; pupil and follower of Gasparo da Salo; other makers' productions frequently attributed to him; comparison of his work with that of Da Salo--MALER (Lutinist); termed the "Stradivari of Lutes;" Thomas Mace on the art of judging Lutes and Viols--MANTEGAZZA, PIETRO GIOVANNI; eminent as a restorer--Maratti--Mariani, Antonio--Meiberi, Francesco--Mezadri, Alessandro--Mezadri, Francesco--MONTAGNANA, DOMENICO; pupil of Antonio Stradivari; splendid specimens of his art still extant; his cognomen, "The Mighty Venetian;" rising value of his instruments; comparison with Stradivari and Bergonzi; superior character of his varnish--Montaldi, Gregorio--Morella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149-158 Nadotti, Giuseppe--Nella, Raffaele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Ortega . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Pandolfi, Antonio--PANORMO, VINCENZO; follower of Antonio Stradivari; residence in London and in Ireland; his struggles with adversity; light and graceful character of his work--Pansani, Antonio--Pasta, Antonio--Pasta, Domenico--Picino--Platner, Michel--Pollusca, Antonio--PRESSENDA, GIOVANNI FRANCESCO; superior work and varnish studied in Cremona; contrast with contemporary workers; humble origin; his connection with Storioni, and with Polledro, the Violinist; his models, Stradivari and Amati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158-163 Racceris--Rinaldi, Gioffredo--Rocca, J. A.--Rodiani--Rota, Giovanni--Rovetta--ROGERI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA ("Bononiensis," from or settled in Bologna); his instruments of large Amati pattern--ROGERI, PIETRO GIACOMO--RUGGERI, FRANCESCO ("Il Per"); early artistic genius; foremost position of his family in Cremona; pupil of Niccolo Amati and worthy of him; brilliancy of his varnish--RUGGERI, GIACINTO--RUGGERI, VINCENZO--RUGGERI, GIAMBATTISTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163-167