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Dictionary of Violin makers, 1928

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1HILL (Richard) — 1660. Worked in London.
3HILL (George) — 1699. Son of Richard. Worked in London and is referred to in Pepy's Diary.
5HILL (Joseph-I.) — 1715-1784. Pupil of Peter Wamsley who worked at Ye Violin, in Angel Court, Westminster, and at the « Harp and Flute » in Haymarket, London. He was a neat worker and made many violins, violas and 'cellos, the last named being excellent. He trained his four sons as fiddle makers.
7HILL (William) — 1745-1790. Eldest son and pupil of Joseph I. Worked in Poland St., London. A capable workman, the varnish he used being of a transparent yellow colour.
9HILL (Joseph II.) — 1747-1818. The second son of Joseph I., but a less skilled craftsman. Worked in London.
11HILL (Benjamin) — 1745-1797. Third son and pupil of Joseph I., subsequently partner in his father's London business.
13HILL (Lockey) — 1756-1810. Brother of Joseph I. and father of Henry Lockey Hill. A capable violin maker who worked in London.
15HILL (Henry-Lockey) — 1774-1853. Son and pupil of Lockey Hill. He was intimately connected with the firm of John Betts of London. A particularly capable violin maker who more accurately than his forbears reproduced the model and features of Stradivari and Amati instruments.
17HILL (Joseph III) — Circa 1805-1837. Son, pupil and successor of Henry Lockey Hill. Worked in London.
19HILL (William-Ebsworth) — 1817-1895. Younger son of Henry Lockey Hill and pupil of his elder brother, Joseph III. He began his career by cutting bridges, in which he attained a remarkable skill. Worked with Charles Harris of Oxford, subsequently establishing himself in his own workshop at Southwark, London, whence he migrated later to Wardour St. Although highly skilled in violin making, he eventually devoted himself to repairing and dealing in

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