Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

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Music directory of early New York city; a file of musicians, music publishers and musical instrument-makers listed in New York directories from 1786 through 1835, together with the most important New York music publishers from 1836 through 1875, 1941

100 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 87. See the scan on archive.org.

A town on its own line is one of the directory's headings. That is where the town on a maker's page comes from.

1APPENDIX I
3CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF ALL FIRMS AND INDIVIDUALS
4CONNECTED WITH MUSIC, 1786–1811
61786
7Dodds, T., organ and mus. inst. maker
876 Queen
9Picken, ——, dancing master
101 Smith
11Ulick, William, dancing master
1229 John
141787
15Dodds, Thomas, musical instrument-maker
1666 Queen
17Hulett, H. John, dancing master
1815 Little Queen
19Johnson, Andrew, musician
20Dyes
21Turk, A., turner and musical instrument maker
2224 Nassau
241788
25No directory
271789
28Capron, Henry, music master
2924 Gold
30Claus, Christian, mus. inst. maker
31Partition
32Dodds, Thomas, mus. inst. maker and mahogany merchant
3366 Queen
34Ferch, Melchior, musician, at the Apollo
35Bowery Lane
36Gilfert, George, organist
3764 Nassau
38Harvey, Joseph, musician
39Chambers
40Hoffmaster, Wm., musician
4195 Fair
42Picken, Andrew, dancing master
43Lumber near Crown
44Turk, Abraham, turner & mus. inst. maker
4524 Nassau
46Ulshaffer, George, musician
4739 William
48Watts, Charles, cabinet & mus. inst. maker
4929 Broad
511790
52Capron, Henry, music master
5366 King
54Claus, Christian, mus. inst. maker
55Dover
56Dodds, Thomas, mus. inst. maker, and mahogany merchant
5766 Queen
58Gilfert, George, organist
5966 Chatham
60Hoffmaster, Wm., musician
6195 Fair
62Jacob, Peter, musician
63Church
64Johnson, John, musicianer
65Crown
66Picken, Andrew, dancing master
67Lumber near Crown
68Turk, Ahasuerus, turner and mus. inst. maker
6924 Nassau
70Ulshaffer, George, musician
7150 Nassau
731791
74Boyde, George, mus. inst. maker
7554 William
76Claus, Christian, mus. inst. maker
779 Dover
78Dodds & Claus, mus. inst. makers
7966 Queen
80Earheart, Sebastian, musician
814 Mulberry
82Foos, George, musician
83Greenwich
84Gabel, Henry, musician
85Bayard
86George, Orion, musician
8713 Broad
88Gilfert, George, tavern-keeper
8966 Chatham
90Harvey, Joseph, musician
914 Mulberry
92Hoffmaster, Wm., musician
9395 Fair
94Hulett, John H., dancing master
9515 Little Queen
96Jacobi, Peter, musician
97Church
98Johnston, John, musician
99Lombard

The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.