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The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1909
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1to successful imitation. Too much praise cannot be lavished on Banks for the example which he selected for himself and his fellow-makers.
3Next follow the names of Foster, Duke, Hill, Wamsley, Betts, Gilkes, Hart, and Kennedy, together with those of Panormo, Fendt, and Lott, who, although not born in England, passed the greater part of their lives here, and therefore require to be classed with the English School. The mention of these makers will bring the reader to the present time.
5Upon scanning this goodly list, there will be found ample evidence that we in England have had makers of sufficient merit to entitle us to rank as a distinct school—a school of no mean order. We may therefore assume that the Continental writers who from time to time have published lists of makers of the Violin, and have invariably ignored England, have erred through want of information regarding the capabilities of our makers, both ancient and modern.
7The following list will be found to enumerate nearly the whole of the English makers, and indicate the distinctive character of their respective works.
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