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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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1PREFACE
3The following pages are the fruit of many years patient labour. The author has spent nearly all the spare moments of his life in the active service of the King of Instruments, and the effort embodied herein is homage paid by a loyal subject to a worthy monarch. No doubt the work will be found to contain many imperfections—all things human do—but it at least claims the merit of independent research. The information given is invariably based upon personal observation, except in a few cases where it was impossible to get at particulars first-hand. The modern school of violin-making, it will be observed, is for the first time treated with the amplitude and the respect which its importance demands. During the last seven years the writer has examined over a thousand new instruments, the majority of which were well made, and not a few of them as fine examples of the luthier's art as the world has ever produced. An important feature of the work is the reproduction of a large number of labels in exact facsimile, and it is matter of sincere regret to the author that he has not been able to extend the feature throughout. Perhaps the courtesy of violin-makers will enable him to do so in a second edition should such edition be fortunately called for. It is possible that the names of some present-day makers may be found wanting
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