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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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1APPENDIX IV
2A. Violin and Bow Makers—Period about 1845-1935
4Addresses from Boston Business Directories
6Names of Firms and Information About the Firms
81931-32—[address hidden]
9ALLEN AND GANSHIRT, INC.
10April 1931—June 1932.
11Organized by John M. Allen and William Ganshirt, both of whom had been with Oliver Ditson Company. They sold musical instruments, band and orchestra supplies at wholesale and retail and repaired instruments and radios.
12Mr. Ganshirt, born in Roxbury, Mass., was a repairer for the Musicians' Supply Company and other concerns and has had twenty years of experience in the trade.1 He has made 27 violins and 1 viola, using Stradivarius and Guarnerius as his patterns and has specialized in fine bow repairing. He now repairs violins, 'cellos and basses for E. U. Wurlitzer Company, [address hidden]
14CALVIN BAKER
15? to about 1915.
16Worked for Asa Warren White and later had charge of the repair department of Thompson & Odell. He made many good instruments for both concerns. See p. 197 and p. 262.
181880-81—[address hidden]
19PETER N. BORG
20A Norwegian, who was a violin player and rather amateur maker of inexpensive fairly good violoncellos.
221879—Cambridgeport
231880—[address hidden]
241886—[address hidden]
251904—[address hidden], Roslindale
261908—Moved to Springfield Centre, N. Y.
27EDWARD N. CATLIN2
28An amateur maker of good violins, who did this as an avocation at his home.
29He was a fine violin player and teacher, but his main occupation was that of musical director. He got his start in this field with Buckley's Negro Minstrels and was successively director at Howard Atheneum, Boston Museum, Park Theatre, and from the 1890's at the Tremont Theatre until it became no longer a regular theatre and he resigned. He also composed orchestra music which was played in the Tremont Theatre.
31Lynn, Mass.
32PETER CYR
33For about 40 years until 1931.
34Maker of good violins.3 Worked for Elias Howe Co. some.
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