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

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The Strad; a monthly journal for professionals and amateurs of all stringed instruments played with the bow, 1890

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1BRUSSELS.
2THE MISSES BIRNGRUBER, Rue du Marteau 62, receive pupils for the Conservatoire. All particulars from Miss Chaplin, 138, Marylebone Road.
3MISS MABEL CHAPLIN, First Prize with distinction Brussels Conservatoire, receives pupils for Violoncello. Address as above.
5S. A. BRIDGES, Violinist.—Balls, parties, concerts attended. Pianos, harmoniums, concertinas, etc., tuned and repaired. Pupils received. Violins made, violins repaired, violins varnished equal to the celebrated valuable Cremonas. S.A.B. challenges (for a trifle) to make a violin against any person in the world, test proof, superior quality, and quantity of tone. CREMONA HOUSE, 13, LITTLE MACQUARIE STREET, SYDNEY, N.S.W.
7By Special Appointment to H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh.
8GOLD MEDAL, INVENTIONS EXHIBITION, LONDON, 1885.
10JAMES TUBBS & SON,
11VIOLIN BOW MAKERS AND EXPERTS,
12Dealers in Violins, Strings, &c.
13Bows by all the celebrated old Makers.
14All kinds of Repairs done skilfully.
15No connection with any others of the name of TUBBS.
16ONLY ADDRESS:
1794, WARDOUR ST., LONDON.
19OUR SALE AND EXCHANGE MART.
20Charge for Insertion, 20 words 6d. and 1d. for every additional three words. Trade advertisements not inserted in this column. Advts. to be addressed to the Manager, Harry Lavender, 3, Green Terrace, Rosebery Avenue, E.C.
22For Sale—A fine toned and very handsome Violin by Collin-Mezin (1892). For price, etc., Mr. R. G. Webber, 64, Queen's Road, Clifton, Bristol.
23Very fine 'cello in good condition, £5 or offers; also case for same, 15/- Houseman, Louth, Lincs.
24Maggini copy, lady's size, powerful rich tone, amber oil varnished, £3 10s., or would exchange for good violoncello. T. Oliver, 68, Churnet Street, Manchester.
25Fine Violin, English make, well toned-down instrument, 40/-; another, amber oil varnished, red, 30/- T. Oliver, 68, Churnet Street, Manchester.
26Old Italian Violin, labelled Gennaro Gagliano, property of deceased professional, formerly in possession of Lady Russell's family, Devonport, upwards 100 years. The tone is pronounced to be exceedingly fine in quality. Price 30 guineas—its late owner refused double. Williams, 21, Lower Seedley Road, Pendleton.
27Old Italian Violin (Amati model), red brown varnish, brilliant tone, price £12. Also old Klotz Violin, yellow varnish, splendid tone, £9; latter was Artist's Solo Instrument many years. Henry Mortimer, Fern Cottage, Witham, Essex.
28Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique, by A. J. Hipkins, F.S.A., illustrated by a series of Fifty Coloured Plates drawn by William Gibbs, including the "Hellier" Stradivarius, the "Alard" Stradivarius and the "King" Joseph Guarnerius del Gesu. This is one of the Fifty Artist's Proof Copies; plates on Japanese paper, letterpress upon hand made paper of large size and wide margins; the whole in perfect condition and enclosed in a Portfolio. It is a very scarce and valuable work and each plate is in itself an interesting work of art. Published at 15 guineas; price £8 10s. Albert Chatwin, 35, Wheeley's Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
29Fine Violin, "Giuseppe Testore 1710," being thick in wood, has a splendid tone, "Withers Guarantee" £45. Woodward, Uttoxeter Road, Derby.
30For Sale—Six Violin Solos with piano accompaniment, new, never played from; "Elegie and Rondo," Sauret; "Hejre Kati," Hubay; "Romance," Jensen; "Romance," Joachim; "Capricio," ten Have; "Allegro Brilliant," ten Have. Cost 16/- will send free for 10/6. Willat, 25, Prince of Wales Terrace, Scarborough.
31Violin by W. H. Mayson; price and particulars, apply 4, Crescent, Salford, Manchester.
32For Sale—Splendid Violin by John Betts. Bears his label written in the last year of his life; grafted neck and grand condition, £11 11s. Also one of the finest violins by Hornstainer he ever made, £13 10s. The guarantee and opinion of two of the best known experts living on these violins. John Tait, Nisbet Station, By Jedburgh, Scotland.
34THIS IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF OUR GEM VIOLIN
35No. 14 at 30/- each. TRADE—£14 8s. per dozen.
37We offer better value (in Violins, Bows, Cases, Strings and all kinds of Musical Instruments) than any wholesale house in the trade. We sell a real good ebony fitted violin at 6s. 6d.; good Accribelle E strings, 2s., 2s. 6d., 3s. 6d., and 4s. 6d. bundle; good E and A gut, 2s. 6d. bundle; D at 3s.; splendid G, 10d., 1s., and 1s. 3d.; pure silver, 5s. 6d. per doz.; grand Padua and rough Neapolitan E gut 6s. 6d. per bundle; splendid strong patent folding music stands, 2s. 9d. each, 30s. doz. Our goods are now universally known among the Trade, Professors, Violinists, Teachers, etc., who are unanimous in saying they never had such value. Send for Illustrated (nearly 200 Illustrations) Wholesale Catalogue, post free. You will be astonished at the value we offer. The cheapest and the finest cutter in the United Kingdom is
39RICHARD PEAT,
40MANUFACTURER & IMPORTER,
41TIBSHELF, ALFRETON, DERBYSHIRE.

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