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Hosborn, Thomas Alfred

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  1. Old violins (1905)

    HOSBORN, Thomas Alfred. London, 1629. A bass viol exhibited in Paris, 1878.

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    1. HORIL, Giacomo. Rome, 1720-50.
    2. HORNSTEINER (Hornstainer), Joseph. Mittenwald, 1730; good double-basses; mediocre.
    3. HORNSTEINER (Hornstainer), Mathias. Maker in Mittenwald, 1770-1800; better than Joseph.
    4. HOSBORN, Thomas Alfred. London, 1629. A bass viol exhibited in Paris, 1878.
    5. HUET, Henri. Paris, 1775-90; good workmanship.
    6. HULINSKI. Prague in 1760; instruments were well made; varnish red-brown.
    7. HULLER, August. Shoeneck, 1735-76.

  2. An encyclopedia of the violin (1925)

    HOSBORN, THOMAS ALFRED, London, 1629.

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    2. HORNSTEINER, MATHIAS II, 1760 until after 1803.
    4. HOSBORN, THOMAS ALFRED, London, 1629.
    6. HULINZKY, THOMAS ANDREAS, Prague, b. 1731, d. 1788.

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

    HOSBORN, THOMAS ALFRED, London, 1629.

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    1. 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.
    2. HORNSTEINER, JOSEPH IV, b. Mittenwald, 1853.
    3. HORNSTEINER, MATHIAS II, 1760 until after 1803.
    4. HOSBORN, THOMAS ALFRED, London, 1629.
    5. HULINZKY, THOMAS ANDREAS, Prague, b. 1731, d. 1788.

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Printed in An encyclopedia of the violin (1925); An encyclopedia of the violin (1925); An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1926); Old violins (1905), and nowhere else on this site: that is the entire basis of this maker’s record. Entries from 3 books stand under this name, and the software judged them near-certain the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record. No claim beyond the printed naming is invented here — not established is the accurate word for it, and we want to hear from you if that can change.

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Places and dates of work
HOSBORN, THOMAS ALFRED, London, 1629. reported1
Places and dates of work
HOSBORN, THOMAS ALFRED, London, 1629. reported1
Places and dates of work
HOSBORN, THOMAS ALFRED, London, 1629. reported1
Places and dates of work
HOSBORN, Thomas Alfred. London, 1629. A bass viol exhibited in Paris, 1878. 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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