. Gio: Paolo Maggini, his life and work . mcsimile oj^ d •Device JT>^33mt *. Gio: Paolo Maggini in Breicia. Gio. Paolo Maggini. 41 construction. Maggini had in these years no doubt beenexperimenting, thinking, and yet again experimenting,and had now become the pupil of that great teacher—a mans own experience—a teacher who makes themaster. The most noticeable feature in the instruments ofthe second period is the pronounced raised borderassociated very rarely with a slight hollowing andusually accompanied with a higher arching than isfound in Magginis earlier and later instru
. Gio: Paolo Maggini, his life and work . mcsimile oj^ d •Device JT>^33mt *. Gio: Paolo Maggini in Breicia. Gio. Paolo Maggini. 41 construction. Maggini had in these years no doubt beenexperimenting, thinking, and yet again experimenting,and had now become the pupil of that great teacher—a mans own experience—a teacher who makes themaster. The most noticeable feature in the instruments ofthe second period is the pronounced raised borderassociated very rarely with a slight hollowing andusually accompanied with a higher arching than isfound in Magginis earlier and later instruments. Thesubstance of the purfling is a little thicker and isinserted with much more precision. The sound-holesare more graceful and truer in curve and cutting,though still preserving an originality of character (Fig. 2,PL IV.) ; while the head is much more symmetrical andis better cut. The wood of the instruments of this period is rarelycut on the slab, the bellies never so ; and although themaple is not so handsomely figured, the quality otherwiseof the whole of the material is as fi
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