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British violin-makers classical and modern; being a biographical and critical dictionary of British makers of the violin from the foundation of the classical school to the end of the nineteenth century, 1904
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1brown, well laid on, and beautifully polished. The tone is firm, bright, and penetrating. Facsimile label:—
3HUGH W. COOPER,
4Maker,
575, DUMAS STREET,
6GLASGOW.
8CORSBY, GEORGE, London; eighteenth century. Principally a dealer, but made a few instruments on the Amati model of average merit.
10CORSBY, ——, Northampton: 1780. Double-basses.
12CRAIG, JOHN, Edinburgh, contemporary. He was born Nov. 17, 1860, at Myreside, Kirkinch, Forfarshire. He was apprenticed at an early age to the wheelwright trade. In 1890 he came to Edinburgh, where he works as a joiner. Although only an amateur violin-maker, his work is excellent. Wood, workmanship, and tone give him a place in the front rank of modern Scottish makers. His model is original, approximating to that of Stradivari. The scroll is beautifully carved, and the plates are thick in wood. Varnish: White-law's "Amati" colour, laid on in thin coats and perfectly polished. It is a pity Craig does not turn out more instruments, as they are certainly of sufficient merit to justify his doing so. Facsimile label:—
14JOHN CRAIG,
15MAKER,
16EDINBURGH.
17A.D. 1900
19CRAMOND, CHARLES, Aberdeen: 1800-33. A prolific maker, much of whose work is of considerable merit.
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