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Cramond, Charles

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  1. British violin-makers classical and modern; being a biographical and critical dictionary of British makers of the violin from the foundation of the classical school to the end of the nineteenth century (1904)

    CRAMOND, CHARLES, Aberdeen: 1800-33. A prolific maker, much of whose work is of considerable merit.

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    1. EDINBURGH.
    2. A.D. 1900
    4. CRAMOND, CHARLES, Aberdeen: 1800-33. A prolific maker, much of whose work is of considerable merit.

  2. Old violins (1905)

    Cramond, Charles. A maker in Aberdeen, 1821-34.

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    1. COSTA, Marco della. Treviso, 1660-80.
    2. COSTA, Pietro Antonio della. Worked in Treviso about 1740-65; fair Amati model.
    3. Cousineau, Georges, 1753-1824. In 1788 was entitled "Luthier de la reine"; made all sorts of instruments.
    4. Cramond, Charles. A maker in Aberdeen, 1821-34.
    5. Crask, George. Worked in various places, Salford, Manchester, etc.; prolific worker; Italian pattern.
    6. Cross, Nathaniel. London about 1700-51. (See p. 125.)
    7. Crowther, John, 1755-1810. He worked occasionally for John Kennedy.

  3. An encyclopedia of the violin (1925)

    CRAMOND, CHARLES, Aberdeen, 1800 to 1834.

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    1. CORSBY, ——, Northampton, 1770 to 1780.
    2. CORSBY, GEORGE, London, 1789 to 1830.
    3. COUSINEAU, GEORGES (OR PIERRE JOSEPH), Paris, 1769 to 1788.
    4. CRAMOND, CHARLES, Aberdeen, 1800 to 1834.
    5. CRASKE (CRASK), GEORGE, Bath, Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham, Manchester, Stockport, b. Bury St. Edmunds, 1797, d. Stockport, 1888.
    6. CRISTOFORI (CRISTOFALI), BARTOLOMMEO, Florence, b. about 1667, d. after 1720.
    7. CROSS, NATHANIEL, London (Aldermanbury), 1700 to 1751.

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Not established: that is this record’s honest state, resting on one thing alone — An encyclopedia of the violin (1925); An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1926); British violin-makers classical and modern; being a biographical and critical dictionary of British makers of the violin from the foundation of the classical school to the end of the nineteenth century (1904); Old violins (1905), naming this maker and nothing more. Entries from 3 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record. No claim beyond what is printed there has been invented here. If more can be said, write in and tell us.

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Places and dates of work
CRAMOND, CHARLES, Aberdeen, 1800 to 1834. reported1
Places and dates of work
CRAMOND, CHARLES, Aberdeen, 1800 to 1834. reported1
Places and dates of work
CRAMOND, CHARLES, Aberdeen: 1800-33. A prolific maker, much of whose work is of considerable merit. reported1
Places and dates of work
Cramond, Charles. A maker in Aberdeen, 1821-34. reported1

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  1. Alberto Bachmann, An encyclopedia of the violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  2. Alberto Bachmann, An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_u1d5. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_u1d5.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. Morris, W. Meredith (William Meredith), 1867-1921, British violin-makers classical and modern; being a biographical and critical dictionary of British makers of the violin from the foundation of the classical school to the end of the nineteenth century (London, Chatto & Windus, 1904). archive.org, britishviolinmak00morrrich. https://archive.org/details/britishviolinmak00morrrich.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  4. Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald), 1839-1901, Old violins (Edinburgh, Grant, 1905). archive.org, oldviolins00hawe. https://archive.org/details/oldviolins00hawe.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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