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Perry, Thomas

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  1. An encyclopedia of the violin (1925)

    PERRY, THOMAS, Dublin, 1767 to 1830. A very industrious violin maker who was for a while connected with William Wilkinson. His violins are of good wood and have a fine tone. A reproduction of one of his instruments will be found on Plate 21.

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    1. PEDRAZZI, FRA Pietro, Bologna, 1784.
    2. PEDRINELLI, ANTONIO, Crespano, 1781 to 1854.
    3. PEMBERTON, EDWARD, London, 1660.
    4. PERRY, THOMAS, Dublin, 1767 to 1830. A very industrious violin maker who was for a while connected with William Wilkinson. His violins are of good wood and have a fine tone. A reproduction of one of his instruments will be found on Plate 21.
    5. PERTON, ——, Paris, 1757.
    6. PFRETSCHNER, CARL FRIEDRICH I, b. 1743, d. 1798.
    7. PFRETSCHNER, CARL GOTTL, b. 1807, d. 1863.

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

    PERRY, THOMAS, Dublin, 1767 to 1830. A very industrious violin maker who was for a while connected with William Wilkinson. His violins are of good wood and have a fine tone. A reproduction of one of his instruments will be found on Plate 21.

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    1. PEDRAZZI, FRA PIETRO, Bologna, 1784.
    2. PEDRINELLI, ANTONIO, Crespano, 1781 to 1854.
    3. PEMBERTON, EDWARD, London, 1660.
    4. PERRY, THOMAS, Dublin, 1767 to 1830. A very industrious violin maker who was for a while connected with William Wilkinson. His violins are of good wood and have a fine tone. A reproduction of one of his instruments will be found on Plate 21.
    5. PERTON, ——, Paris, 1757.
    6. PFRETSCHNER, CARL FRIEDRICH I, b. 1743, d. 1798.
    7. PFRETSCHNER, CARL GOTTL, b. 1807, d. 1863.

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PERRY, THOMAS, Dublin, 1767 to 1830. A very industrious violin maker who was for a while connected with William Wilkinson. His violins are of good wood and have a fine tone. A reproduction of one of his instruments will be found on Plate 21. reported1
Places and dates of work
PERRY, THOMAS, Dublin, 1767 to 1830. A very industrious violin maker who was for a while connected with William Wilkinson. His violins are of good wood and have a fine tone. A reproduction of one of his instruments will be found on Plate 21. reported1
Places and dates of work
PERRY, THOMAS, Dublin, 1767 to 1830. A very industrious violin maker who was for a while connected with William Wilkinson. His violins are of good wood and have a fine tone. A reproduction of one of his instruments will be found on Plate 21. 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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