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the history of the violin, 1864
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1bred to the occupation, but came to it by chance or accidental preference; if so, he must have possessed a rare talent, for his instruments are second in merit to none, but the best Europe has ever known; especially his amber coloured violoncellos, they are renowned for mellowness, a volume and power of tone, equalled by few, surpassed by none. His dark red coloured are not so much admired, though the difference in merit is scarcely discernible. He was not so successful with his violins and altos; he does not appear to have given the same care and judgment to their production; he followed the grand Amati in his forms and model without being a mere copyist, and had a rare excellence in the facture of the violoncello peculiarly his own. The expression—a true Forster tone—is not a jeux d'esprit."
3William Forster (2) died at the residence of his son, No. 22, York Street, Westminster, on the 14th Dec. 1808, and was buried, on the 21st of the same month, in the family grave at the Church of St. Martin's in the Fields, Charing Cross, on the north side, near to the steps, and opposite to his former residence, the corner of Duke's Court. A black marble slab once marked the spot, but it has been taken away, and probably the ashes of the dead were desecrated and blown hither and thither at the time the alterations of that locality took place, and the neighbourhood altered to its present appearance.
5HISTORY OF A VIOLONCELLO MADE BY WILLIAM FOSTER (2).
7This violoncello was made in or about the year 1772, and is well known in the musical circle under two names or designations—"The Rev'd. Mr. Hole's or Crossdill's violoncello." It is of the Amati outline, with a very
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