Scan 299
The violin, its famous makers and their imitators, 1887
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1appears to have been, "Tom Bowling," "Poor Jack," and many other compositions of sterling merit, might never have been written.¹
3KENNEDY, Alexander, London, 1700—1786. Was a native of Scotland. He was the first maker of Violins in his family, which was connected with the manufacture for nearly two centuries.
5Alexander Kennedy, Musical Instrument Maker, living in Market Street, in Oxford Road, London 17—
7KENNEDY, John, London, born 1730; died 1816. Nephew of Alexander Kennedy. Made Violins and Tenors.
9KENNEDY, Thomas, London, born 1784; died about 1870. Son of the above. Probably made more instruments that any English maker, with the exception of Crask.
11LENTZ, Johann Nicolaus, London, 1803. He used mostly one kind of wood, viz., close-grained maple. Varnish nearly opaque.
13Johann Nicolaus Lentz, fecit
14near the Church, Chelsea. 1803.
16LEWIS, Edward, London, 1700. The work is well executed throughout, and the varnish superior.
18LONGMAN AND BRODERIP, Cheapside, London, about 1760. They were music-publishers and instrument-sellers; and were not Violin-makers. Benjamin Banks, Jay, and others, made many of the instruments upon which the name of Longman is stamped. Muzio Clementi was at one
20¹ Dibdin was evidently discouraged in consequence of Johnson's refusal to publish his songs: he says, "After I had broken off with Johnson, I had some idea of turning my thoughts to merchants' accounts—the very last thing upon earth for which I was calculated."
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