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British Violin Makers, 1920
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3URQUHART, ALEXANDER, Invergordon: contemporary. An amateur who turns out an occasional violin of good workmanship and tone.
5URQUHART, DONALD, Tain, N.B., contemporary. Born at Balblair, near Invergordon, in 1859. He has made a considerable number of violins on the grand Strad model, which are of very beautiful construction, with a moderately powerful, sweet, and responsive tone. He is the maker of a fine oil varnish, a large stock of which he has recently disposed of to Mr. William Glenister, of London.
7URQUHART, THOMAS, London: 1650-80. One of our early old makers, the best part of whose work is the varnish, which very closely resembles the Italian varnish. I have seen one violin of his make, which was much arched, and had a sweet but small tone.
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11VAUGHAN, DAVID ROBERT, Chester: contemporary. Strad model; fairly good work.
13VICKERS, RICHARD, Bath: c. 1870. Very fair workmanship, but poor model.
15VIOLIN MAKERS' GUILD. This is a Guild or school of violin making established at 35 South End Road, Hampstead, London, N.W. Its full title is "The British Violin-Makers' Guild," and it is described in the pamphlet explanatory of its object as "The only all British manufactory producing violins, violas, violoncellos, and basses at competitive Continental prices." Its managing director, Mr. Albert J. Roberts, in a letter in the press writes that "arrangements are being made for the employment of
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