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Panormo, George

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As printed

  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Panormo, George Lewis, second son of Vincenzo Panormo. He was a celebrated bow maker in London, and lived first in Oxford Street, then in High Street, Saint Giles-in-the-Fields. He made very fine guitars (one was dated 1833) and some good violins on the Stradivari pattern.

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    Panormo, George. A maker in London, probably a grandson of Vincenzo Panormo.

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    2. Panormo, George. A maker in London, probably a grandson of Vincenzo Panormo.
    4. Panormo, George Lewis, second son of Vincenzo Panormo. He was a celebrated bow maker in London, and lived first in Oxford Street, then in High Street, Saint Giles-in-the-Fields. He made very fine guitars (one was dated 1833) and some good violins on the Stradivari pattern.
    6. Panormo, Joseph, eldest son of Vincenzo Panormo. Was born in London, lived first in New Compton Street and then in King Street, Soho; he died in great poverty. He was a very good workman, and his violoncellos especially were excellent.

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    2. Panormo, Edward, either a son or a grandson of Vincenzo Panormo; he worked both in London and in Ireland.
    4. Panormo, George. A maker in London, probably a grandson of Vincenzo Panormo.
    6. Panormo, George Lewis, second son of Vincenzo Panormo. He was a celebrated bow maker in London, and lived first in Oxford Street, then in High Street, Saint Giles-in-the-Fields. He made very fine guitars (one was dated 1833) and some good violins on the Stradivari pattern.

  2. A dictionary of violin makers (n.d.)

    Panormo, George Lewis, second son of Vincenzo Panormo. He was a celebrated bow maker in London, and lived first in Oxford Street, then in High Street, Saint Giles-in-the-Fields. He made very fine guitars (one was dated 1833) and some good violins on the Stradivari pattern.

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    Panormo, George. A maker in London, probably a grandson of Vincenzo Panormo.

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    2. Panormo, George. A maker in London, probably a grandson of Vincenzo Panormo.
    4. Panormo, George Lewis, second son of Vincenzo Panormo. He was a celebrated bow maker in London, and lived first in Oxford Street, then in High Street, Saint Giles-in-the-Fields. He made very fine guitars (one was dated 1833) and some good violins on the Stradivari pattern.
    6. Panormo, Joseph, eldest son of Vincenzo Panormo. Was born in London, lived first in New Compton Street and then in King Street, Soho; he died in great poverty. He was a very good workman, and his violoncellos especially were excellent.

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    2. Panormo, Edward, d. 1891. Was a grandson of Vincenzo Panormo; he worked both in London and in Ireland.
    4. Panormo, George. A maker in London, probably a grandson of Vincenzo Panormo.
    6. Panormo, George Lewis, second son of Vincenzo Panormo. He was a celebrated bow maker in London, and lived first in Oxford Street, then in High Street, Saint Giles-in-the-Fields. He made very fine guitars (one was dated 1833) and some good violins on the Stradivari pattern.

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Printed in A dictionary of violin makers (1896); A dictionary of violin makers; A dictionary of violin makers, and nowhere else on this site: that is the entire basis of this maker’s record. Entries from 2 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 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.

What the books say

Places and dates of work
Panormo, George Lewis, second son of Vincenzo Panormo. He was a celebrated bow maker in London, and lived first in Oxford Street, then in High Street, Saint Giles-in-the-Fields. He made very fine guitars (one was dated 1833) and some good violins on the Stradivari pattern. reported1
Places and dates of work
Panormo, George. A maker in London, probably a grandson of Vincenzo Panormo. reported1
Places and dates of work
Panormo, George Lewis, second son of Vincenzo Panormo. He was a celebrated bow maker in London, and lived first in Oxford Street, then in High Street, Saint Giles-in-the-Fields. He made very fine guitars (one was dated 1833) and some good violins on the Stradivari pattern. reported1
Places and dates of work
Panormo, George. A maker in London, probably a grandson of Vincenzo Panormo. reported1

How the pages were read

4 of the 4 lines here were read from machine text (software that turns a photo of a page into words), not by a person looking at the page image. Trade terms matched from the printed page: “bow maker”. 2 of them rest on a section heading above a list of names, not on a trade word printed on their own line: “A DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN MAKERS.”, “VIOLIN MAKERS.”.

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  1. Read from machine text (software that turns a photo of a page into words, or a typed transcription), not by a person looking at the page image. ↩

The books behind this record

This record draws on 2 sources. Each is listed below with how it was read, because a claim read from a photo of the page is stronger than one read from machine text.

  1. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London ; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai_0. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai_0.machine textcited for 2 linessource record

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  2. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol1899stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol1899stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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