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

Duke, Richard

Historical maker

Named in 3 books.

Minted in place of an earlier record under this name, retired because the page prints separate entries it had joined as one person: Duke, Richard

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 25, scan 33.
Duke, Richard, son of Richard Duke, sen., with whom he apparently learnt his trade. He was not so successful, however. Both father and son generally branded their instruments on the back, near the button, with their surname, sometimes adding "London" below.
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 25, scan 35. Held as more than one scan.
Duke, Richard, son of Richard Duke, sen., with whom he apparently learnt his trade. He was not so successful, however. Both father and son generally branded their instruments on the back, near the button, with their surname, sometimes adding "London" below.
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Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 248, scan 272.
DUKE, Richard, son of Richard Duke.
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  • Entries from 3 books stand under this name, and somebody judged them different people. That is being looked at again.

Same name

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