Manchester · about 1829 to 1855
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 91, scan 99.
Tarr, William. A maker in Manchester, said to have made very good double-basses about 1829-55, when he gave up violin making to become a photographer.
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 91, scan 101. Held as more than one scan.
Tarr, William. A maker in Manchester, said to have made very good double-basses about 1829-55, when he gave up violin making to become a photographer.
- Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and we are not sure they mean the same person. That is on hold until somebody settles it.
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.
Same town, same time
17 other Manchester makers have a year in the 1800s. A few of them:
- 1835 to 1904 Mayson, Walter H.
- 1835 Mayson, Walter H.
- 1840 Thorley, N.
- 1850 to 1910 Cole, James
- born 1854 Anyon, Thomas
- 1854 to 1855 J’Anson, Edward Popplewell