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The violin, its famous makers and their imitators, 1887
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1HILL, William, London, 1741. Son of the above. Very good work.
3William Hill, Maker, in Poland Street,
4near Broad Street, 17—
6HILL, Joseph, London, 1800—1840. Son of the above.
7HILL, Lockey, London, 1800—1835. Brother of the above. Made many excellent instruments.
8HILL, William Ebsworth, London, now living. Son of Lockey Hill. Made several instruments in his younger days; but, like the rest of our English makers, he long since discovered that new work was unremunerative, and turned his attention to repairing and dealing in old instruments, whereby he enjoys his full share of patronage from the Violin world. He exhibited at the Exhibition of 1862 a Violin and Tenor, thus showing that Violin-making was not quite extinguished in England.
10HOLLOWAY, J., London, 1794.
11HUME, Richard, Edinburgh, 16th century. A maker of Lutes, &c.
13JAYE, Henry, London, 17th century. Maker of Viols, which are capital specimens of the work of the period. The varnish is excellent.
15JAY, Thomas, London. Related to the above. Excellent work.
17JAY, Henry, London, about 1744—1777. A maker of Kits chiefly. At this period these juvenile Violins were in much demand by dancing-masters. A few years ago a very choice collection of these instruments was made by an Irish gentleman residing at Paris, who obtained specimens from all parts of Europe.
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