Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Forster, Will

b. about 1713, d. 1801

Historical maker

Named in 1 book.

What the books printed

Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904. Page 734, scan 756.

Forster, Will. I. * um 1713, † 1801.

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Same name

Forster
Brampton · b. 1739, d. 1808
Forster, J.
No town printed · b. 1688
Forster, John
No town printed · b. about 1688
Forster, S. A.
London · 1801 to 1869
Forster, Sim
No town printed · b. 1781, d. 1870
Forster, Simon Andrew
London · b. 1801, d. 1870

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 3 more Forster pages under F.

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“Forster, Will,” Bow & Bridge, last modified 6 October 2026, https://bowandbridge.com/makers/forster-will/ (accessed 5 November 2026).

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MLA 9“Forster, Will.” Bow & Bridge, 6 Oct. 2026, bowandbridge.com/makers/forster-will/. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

APA 7Bow & Bridge. (2026, October 6). Forster, Will. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://bowandbridge.com/makers/forster-will/

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