Bow & Bridge

Trimnell, Joseph Henry

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  1. British Violin Makers (1920)

    TRIMNELL, JOSEPH HENRY, Birmingham: 1840-1904. Average ability.

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    2. TORRING, J., London: 1800-10. He repaired chiefly.
    4. TRIMNELL, JOSEPH HENRY, Birmingham: 1840-1904. Average ability.
    6. TRINGHAM, HENRY, Shrewsbury: 1835-1860. Model and workmanship very fair, but tone hard and metallic.

  2. British violin-makers classical and modern; being a biographical and critical dictionary of British makers of the violin from the foundation of the classical school to the end of the nineteenth century (1904)

    TRIMNELL, JOSEPH HENRY, Birmingham, contemporary. Indifferent.

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    2. TORRING, L., London: 1800-10. He repaired chiefly.
    4. TRIMNELL, JOSEPH HENRY, Birmingham, contemporary. Indifferent.
    6. TUBBS, JAMES & SON, London, contemporary. A bow-maker. He works at 94 Wardour Street, and is the pupil of his father. His bows are considered to be superior to the best that are made to-day.

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Printed in British Violin Makers (1920); British Violin Makers: A Biographical Dictionary of British Makers of Stringed Instruments and Bows and a Critical Description of Their Work (1920); British violin-makers classical and modern; being a biographical and critical dictionary of British makers of the violin from the foundation of the classical school to the end of the nineteenth century (1904), 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
TRIMNELL, JOSEPH HENRY, Birmingham: 1840-1904. Average ability. reported1
Places and dates of work
TRIMNELL, JOSEPH HENRY, Birmingham: 1840-1904. Average ability. reported1
Places and dates of work
TRIMNELL, JOSEPH HENRY, Birmingham, contemporary. Indifferent. reported1

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3 of the 3 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. 2 of them rest on a section heading above a list of names, not on a trade word printed on their own line: “VIOLIN MAKERS.”, “VIOLIN AND BOW MAKERS”.

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The books behind this record

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  1. W. Meredith Morris, British Violin Makers (London: Robert Scott, 1920). archive.org, bwb_W9-CSA-426. https://archive.org/details/bwb_W9-CSA-426.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  2. W. Meredith Morris, British Violin Makers: A Biographical Dictionary of British Makers of Stringed Instruments and Bows and a Critical Description of Their Work (R. Scott, 1920). archive.org, britishviolinmak0000wmer. https://archive.org/details/britishviolinmak0000wmer.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. Morris, W. Meredith (William Meredith), 1867-1921, British violin-makers classical and modern; being a biographical and critical dictionary of British makers of the violin from the foundation of the classical school to the end of the nineteenth century (London, Chatto & Windus, 1904). archive.org, britishviolinmak00morrrich. https://archive.org/details/britishviolinmak00morrrich.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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