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the history of the violin, 1864
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1and No. 3 in the year 1789. The same remark as made on the violins of this class, can be applied to the tenors.
3With the list of violoncellos made of the first class there has been taken a little more care; but it is far from perfect; and no account whatever of instruments of five guineas value and less has been kept, although numerous entries in the account-books prove that such were made and sold.
5"Best violoncellos made by Wm. Forster, jun."
7<table>
8 <tr>
9 <th>No.</th>
10 <th>Put down to the year</th>
11 </tr>
12 <tr>
13 <td>1, for Mr. Clay</td>
14 <td>1787</td>
15 </tr>
16 <tr>
17 <td>2, Sold to Mr. Hook—3, for Mr. Tillard</td>
18 <td>1788</td>
19 </tr>
20 <tr>
21 <td>4, Sold to Mr. Cartwright</td>
22 <td>1789</td>
23 </tr>
24 <tr>
25 <td>5,</td>
26 <td>1791</td>
27 </tr>
28 <tr>
29 <td>6, Mr. Crouch—7 and 8,</td>
30 <td>1792</td>
31 </tr>
32 <tr>
33 <td>9, 10, 11, and 12</td>
34 <td>1795</td>
35 </tr>
36 <tr>
37 <td>13, Crouch—14, Col'. Hawker</td>
38 <td>1797</td>
39 </tr>
40 <tr>
41 <td>15, Lindley—16, Yatman</td>
42 <td>1797</td>
43 </tr>
44 <tr>
45 <td>17, Day</td>
46 <td>1798</td>
47 </tr>
48 <tr>
49 <td>18, Major Bothwell—19, James Leffler</td>
50 <td>1801</td>
51 </tr>
52 <tr>
53 <td>20, Rev. Mr. Landon—and 21, Lieut. Heaviside</td>
54 <td>1801</td>
55 </tr>
56 <tr>
57 <td>22, Crosdill—23, Henry Bedford, Esq.</td>
58 <td>1804</td>
59 </tr>
60 <tr>
61 <td>24, Sold to Oxford—and 25, Lord Aylesford.</td>
62 <td>1804</td>
63 </tr>
64 <tr>
65 <td>26, Col'. Bothwell—27, Crosdill</td>
66 <td>1805</td>
67 </tr>
68 <tr>
69 <td>28, Lord Aylesford</td>
70 <td>1806</td>
71 </tr>
72 <tr>
73 <td>29,</td>
74 <td>1807</td>
75 </tr>
76</table>
78About this time the eldest son, William Forster (4), was becoming perfected in the art; and there is a remark written on the margin, "The first violoncello made by my son was made for Charles Ashley." This instrument, it is believed, was the violoncello known in the musical circle as the "Blood Red Knight."
80The following No. 30 shows that the son either assisted
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