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The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1884
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1at the sign of the Black Lion, Cornhill. Good work. Amati pattern. Scroll well cut; hard varnish.
3CAHUSAC, ——, London, 1788. Associated with the sons of Banks.
5CARTER, John, London, 1789, worked with John Betts.
7CHALLONER, Thomas, London. Similar to Wamsley.
9COLE, Thomas, London, 1690.
10Thomas Cole, near Fetter Lane in Holborn, 16—
12COLE, James, Manchester,
13COLLIER, Samuel, 1750.
14COLLIER, Thomas, 1775.
15COLLINGWOOD, Joseph, London, 1760.
16CONWAY, William, 1750.
17CORSBY, ——, Northampton, 1780. Chiefly made Double-Basses.
19CORSBY, George. Lived upwards of half a century in Princes Street, Leicester Square, where he worked and dealt in old instruments.
21CRAMOND, Charles, Aberdeen.
22CRASK, George, Manchester. He made a large number of instruments, chiefly imitations.
24CROSS, Nathaniel, London, about 1700—1750. Worked with Barak Norman. He made several good Violins. Purfling narrow; excellent scroll.
26CROWTHER, John, 1760—1810.
27CUTHBERT, London, 17th century. Maker of
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