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The violin, its famous makers and their imitators, 1887
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1Nevertheless, this maker takes rank with the foremost of the English copyists, and in his instruments we have as good specimens of undisguised work as can be readily found. They will be yearly more valued.
3BOLLES, ——. An early maker of Lutes and Viols.
4BOOTH, William, 1779, Leeds.
5BOOTH, ——, son of the above, Leeds.
6BOUCHER, ——, London, 1764.
7BROWN, James, London, born 1770, died 1834. Worked with Thomas Kennedy.
8BROWN, James, London, son of the above, born 1786, died 1860.
9BROWNE, John, London, about 1743. Worked at the sign of the "Black Lion," Cornhill. Good work. Amati pattern. Scroll well cut; hard varnish.
10CAHUSAC, ——, London, 1788. Associated with the sons of Banks.
11CARTER, John, London, 1789, worked with John Betts.
12CHALLONER, Thomas, London. Similar to Wamsley.
13COLE, Thomas, London, 1690.
15Thomas Cole, near Fetter Lane
16In Holborn, 16—
18COLE, James, Manchester.
19COLLIER, Samuel, 1750.
20COLLIER, Thomas, 1775.
21COLLINGWOOD, Joseph, London, 1760.
22CONWAY, William, 1750.
23CORSBY, ——, Northampton, 1780. Chiefly made Double-Basses.
24CORSBY, George. Lived upwards of half a century in
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