Lancetti remarks: "From want of information, we have forgotten in the second volume"--referring to his "Biographical Dictionary," part of which was printed in 1820--"to include an estimable maker named Carlo Bergonzi, who was pupil of Stradivari, and fellow-workman with his sons. From the list of names and dates collected by Count Cozio, it appears that Carlo Bergonzi worked by himself from 1719 to 1746. He used generally very fine foreign wood, and a varnish the quality of that of his master." In the collection of Count Cozio di Salabue, there were two Violins by Bergonzi, dated 1731 and 1733, and a Violoncello, 1746. We have in this country two remarkable Violoncellos of this maker. The perfect and unique Double Bass which Vuillaume purchased of the executors of Luigi Tarisio is now in the possession of the family of the late Mr. J. M. Sears, of Boston, U.S. BERGONZI, Michel Angelo, Cremona, 1730-60. Michael Angelo Bergonzi Figlio di Carlo fece in Cremona l'Anno 17-- Son of Carlo. The pattern of his instruments is somewhat varied. Many are large, and others under-sized. The varnish is hard, and distinct from that associated with Cremonese instruments. [Illustration: _Plate VI_. J. B. GUADAGNINI. STORIONI. 1797.] BERGONZI, Niccolo, Cremona. Nicolaus Bergonzi Cremonensis faciebat Anno 17-- Son of the above. He made a great number of Violins of similar form to those of his father. The wood which he selected was of a close nature and hard appearance. The varnish is not equal to that of Carlo; it is thin and cold-looking. The workmanship is very good, being often highly finished, but yet wanting in character. The scroll is cramped, and scarcely of the Cremonese type. Lancetti mentions a Tenor by this maker, dated 1781. In the correspondence which passed between the grandson of Antonio Stradivari and the agents of Count Cozio (which is given in these pages), reference is made to some of the moulds of the great maker being in the keeping of ---- Bergonzi, they having been lent to him, the writer saying that he would obtain them and put them with the other patterns, which appears to have been done. These moulds were doubtless lent to Michel Angelo Bergonzi, and were used by Niccolo as well as his father, which accounts for the form of their instruments being varied. BERGONZI, Zosimo, Cremona. Brother of Niccolo. BERGONZI, Carlo, Cremona, about 1780-1820. Son of Michel Angelo. He made a few Violins, large Stradivarius form, sound-holes straight and inelegant. BERGONZI, Benedetto, Cremona, died in 1840. Tarisio learned little points of interest concerning Stradivari and his contemporaries from Benedetto Bergonzi. BERTASSI, Ambrogio, Piadena (near Cremona), about 1730. BERTOLOTTI, Gaspar di. _See_ Gaspar da Salo. BIANCHI, Niccolo, Genoa and Nice. Worked until about 1875. BIMBI, Bartolommeo, Siena, 1753-69. High-built, small pattern, orange-yellow varnish.