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Holloway, John

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  1. Old violins (1905)

    HOLLOWAY, John. London. 1794.

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    1. HOLLOWAY, John. London. 1794.
    2. HOMOLKA, F. Kuttenberg, Bohemia, 1850; good maker, but wood rather too thick.
    3. HOPKINS. Worcester; exhibited a double-bass in London in 1862.
    4. HORIL, Giacomo. Rome, 1720-50.

  2. An encyclopedia of the violin (1925)

    HOLLOWAY, JOHN, London, 1794.

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    2. HOFMANS, MATTHYS, Antwerp, 1689 to 1740.
    4. HOLLOWAY, JOHN, London, 1794.
    6. HORIL, JAKOB, Vienna, Rome, 1720 to 1759.

  3. An encyclopedia of the violin (n.d.)

    HOLLOWAY, JOHN, London, 1794.

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    1. HOFMANN, JOHANN CHRISTIAN, Leipzig, b. 1683, d. 1750.
    2. HOFMANN, MARTIN, Leipzig, b. 1653, d. 1719.
    3. HOFMANS, MATTHYS, Antwerp, 1689 to 1740.
    4. HOLLOWAY, JOHN, London, 1794.
    5. HORIL, JAKOB, Vienna, Rome, 1720 to 1759.
    6. HORNSTEINER, ——, Mittenwald. A family of skillful violin makers, who have not only produced instruments of merit, but have also earned recognition as dealers and publishers. The Hornsteiners were the first to associate themselves with the Klotz family. A reproduction of the label used by one of the family, Jos. Hornsteiner, is reproduced on Plate 17.
    7. HORNSTEINER, FRANZ, 1782 to 1820. Franz Hornsteiner imitated the Klotz model closely, and used a yellow or a golden brown varnish. The tone is of an even mellow character, and the instruments resemble those of Andreas Jais, another well-known Mittenwald maker.

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HOLLOWAY, JOHN, London, 1794. reported1
Places and dates of work
HOLLOWAY, JOHN, London, 1794. reported1
Places and dates of work
HOLLOWAY, JOHN, London, 1794. reported1
Places and dates of work
HOLLOWAY, John. London. 1794. 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. Bachmann, Alberto and Ysaye, Eugene, An encyclopedia of the violin (New York, Da Capo Press, n.d.). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000bach_r6r5. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000bach_r6r5.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. 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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  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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