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Old violins, 1905
35 lines. Read by computer on 27 September 2026. Printed page 254. See the scan on archive.org.
1GUITON, R., of Cork. Good.
2GUSETTO, Nicola. Florence, 1730.
3GUTERMANN. Vienna, nineteenth century. Good.
5HAENSEL, Johann Anton. Was maker and musician to the Duke of Schönburg at Rochsburg, 1800-15.
6HAF. Augsburg, eighteenth century.
7HAMBERGER, Joseph. Pressburg, Hungary. Firm still maker at Vienna.
8HAMM, Johann Gottfried. A German who worked in Rome about 1810; violins ivory edged.
9HAMMIG, W. H. Leipzig, tenth century; good work.
10HARBOUR or Harbur. A maker, London, 1785.
11HARDANGER. Norway.
12HARDIE, James & Sons. Edinburgh, 1837-90. Industrious makers and exhibitors. Maggini, Stradivari, and Guarneri models.
13HARDIE, Matthew, 1825, and Thomas, 1856. Good violins, violas, and violoncellos on the Amati pattern.
14HARDIE, Peter. Dunkeld, 1773-1863. Excellent violoncellos.
15HARE, Joseph (or John), 1700-30. Reacted against Stainer pattern in favour of Stradivari. London, 1726.
16HARHAM. London, 1765-85.
17HARMAND. Mirecourt in 1772.
18HARRIS, Charles. London, 1780-1800. Seldom labelled; his work good, especially 'cellos, Stradivari and Amati pattern; red varnish.
19HARRIS, Charles, eldest son of Charles Harris. Worked for John Hart, nineteenth century; yellow varnish.
21HART, John Thomas, 1805-74, London. Pupil of Samuel Gilkes; made few instruments; reputation for experience and skill in repairing.
22HASSERT. Eisenach, eighteenth century. Good instruments, not much arched, beautiful wood, amber-coloured varnish; good copyist.
23HASSERT. A brother. Eisenach, 1790, in Rudolstadt. Instruments too much arched; rather harsh tone.
24HAYNES, Jacob. London, 1746. Stainer pattern.
25HEBERLEIN, Heinrich, jun. Clever maker in Markneukirchen, nineteenth century.
26HEESOM, Edward. London, 1748-50. Stainer pattern.
27HEIDECKER. Passau.
28HEL, Pierre Joseph, 1842-95. Seven years in Mirecourt, then with Sébastien Vuillaume in Paris, and Nicolas Darche at Aix-la-Chapelle. In 1865 he started his own business at 14 Rue Nationale, Lille; full of ingenuity; peculiar methods of seasoning wood without fire; has received much praise and many honours; a beautiful maker.
29HELD, J. J., b. July 17, 1823-89, Flamersheim, Rheinbach (Cologne). Great repairer and careful maker of about sixteen instruments a year; much esteemed.
30HELL, Ferdinand. Vienna, 1854. Eccentric maker of a trumpet-violin.
31HELMICH. Continued Carl Grimm's business.
32HENDERSON, D. Aberdeen.
33HÉNOC (or Hénocq), François. Paris, 1775-89.
34HÉNOC (Hénocq), Jean (?Georges Bienaimé). Maker, Paris, 1768 to about 1790.
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