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British Violin Makers, 1920
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1spare time he studied the construction of the violin, and did some repairing now and again. He gradually acquired a thorough knowledge of the craft, and resolved to give up his post as foreman joiner and become a violin maker and repairer. This was fifteen years ago. By diligent application he has now reached a high degree of proficiency in his art, and is recognized as the best repairer in the South-West of England. He is undoubtedly a very clever and skilful craftsman. I have seen some of his restorations, and consider them equal to anything done by the most skilled repairers of London or Paris: they are not mere clever joinery work, but restorations in the true sense of the word. He has not made many new instruments, his time being almost entirely occupied with the sister branch of the craft. The few he has made are on the Stradivari model, and are carefully constructed and beautifully finished. Mr. Stoneman is highly respected for the transparency of his character and for his uprightness as a man of business.
3STOTT, GEORGE T., Liverpool: contemporary. I have not seen any of his work.
5STREETS, JAMES, Sunderland: contemporary. An amateur who produces excellent work. A viola of his make which I saw and tried some years ago might pass for the work of an experienced professional maker.
7STRONG, JOHN, Somersetshire: c. 1650. An old viol maker, who is thought to have lived somewhere in the neighbourhood of Bristol.
9STRONG, MATTHEW, Huddersfield: nineteenth century.
11STURGE, H., Bristol and Huddersfield: 1800-60. A repairer.
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