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

Hume, Richard

Edinburgh · about 1530 to 1535

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 49, scan 57.
Hume (or Home), Richard. Born in England, but settled in Edinburgh and became the great viol and lute maker there, about 1530-35. In the Scottish …
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 49, scan 59.
Hume (or Home), Richard. Born in England, but settled in Edinburgh and became the great viol and lute maker there, about 1530-35. In the Scottish …
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  • Entries from 2 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.
  • May be the same person as Hume, Richard

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.

Same town, same time

2 other Edinburgh makers have a year in the 1500s.

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