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Ayars, Contributions to the Art of Music in America by the Music Industries of Boston (1937) — the Squier, Farley, Rettberg, Rockwell and Elias Howe matter, 1937
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1Mr. Bryant uses Stradivarius, Guarnerius and Amati as patterns for his instruments, all of which have been made to order. In all since 1900 he has made 101 violins, 2 or 3 violas and 2 violoncellos. Anton Gerardi, formerly with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and now with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, uses one of his instruments.
3The larger part of his business is repairing and reconstructing these kinds of stringed instruments.
5J. H. EDLER
7Mr. Edler comes of a family of violin makers, for his grandfather, Friedrich Christian Edler, started in that business in 1850 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. His father, also Friedrich Christian, continued it and he and his brothers worked there. One of them is still carrying that business on.
9To gain wider experience J. H. Edler worked a year in Zürich, Switzerland, and then came to New York in 1898. There he worked for John Friedrich until he came to Boston.
11In 1900 he started in business for himself in Boston at [address hidden] and moved shortly after to [address hidden] In 1902 Elias Howe Co. persuaded him to take charge of their dealings in old violins and of their repair department. He remained there until 1919 when he again started in business for himself at [address hidden] About two years later he moved to his present address [address hidden]
13Mr. Edler has made some ten or eleven violins and two violoncellos patterned after Stradivarius and Guarnerius. Of late years his business has consisted mostly of repairing, appraising and dealing in old violins, violas and violoncellos, which he has sold to customers in many parts of the United States. He also imports and sells new instruments and trimmings.
15ALBERT LIND 13
17Albert Lind, a violinist, established his own business as a violin maker, repairer, and dealer in 1900 after working in various European shops. He has a high class trade as a dealer in old violins, violas and 'cellos and also handles cases, strings and accessories, at [address hidden] [address hidden], Boston.
1913 Listed in The Violinist's Guide. American Violin Makers p. 35.
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