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the history of the violin, 1864
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1burned down in 1826, or crushed to pieces when the roof of the Brunswick Theatre unfortunately fell in, killing several of the performers whilst at rehearsal, on the 28th Feb. 1828. The latter is believed to be the cause of its destruction. These double-basses were all made of the same shape as violoncellos. Some interest may be attached to the violoncello marked No. 26, 1805. It was made of the long Stradiuarius pattern, similar to Mara's celebrated violoncello of that Italian maker, and was first sold to Colonel Bothwell. Ultimately Robert Lindley bought it of Messrs. Withers and Co., and the tone is so grand and fine that it became the favourite violoncello. It is the instrument on which he performed when he made his last public appearance, and played the celebrated trio of Corelli with Charles Lucas and James Howell, at the Philharmonic Concert in the season of 1850. From the commanding tone of this violoncello, and its being made in the year 1805, Lindley named this instrument "Nelson," being the year in which this great Admiral fell at the battle of Trafalgar.
3This violoncello is now the property of A. Allan Webbe, Esq. of Hereford Street, Park Lane, who purchased it of the younger son of Robert Lindley, soon after the decease of his talented parent.
5William Forster (3) was a person fond of speculating in houses, for which he had not judgment or ability, and much too amiable and kind, although of hasty temper, to be the landlord of such small houses as were purchased. Better property was occasionally bought, but something unlucky was always attached to it; so that the whole of these transactions may be considered a complete failure. But the climax which brought ruin upon him was entering into a grocery business, about 1815-16, with another person of whom he had little
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