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The violin: its famous makers and their imitators. : With several wood engravings from photographs of the works of Stradiuarius, Guarnerius, Amati, and others, 1880
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1Macdonald's; the beautiful Stradiuarius Violin, long in the possession of the late Mr. P. Roberts, and now belonging to Mr. John Adam.
3HEESOM, Edward, London, 1748. Copied Stainer.
5HILL, Joseph, London. Pupil of Peter Wamsley. His Violoncellos and Tenors are well made instruments.
7Joseph Hill, Maker,
8at the Harp and Flute,
9in the Hay Market,
10London.
12HILL, William, London, 1741. Son of the above. Very good work.
14William Hill, Maker, in Poland Street,
15near Broad Street, 17—
17HILL, Joseph, London, 1800—1840. Son of the above.
19HILL, Lockey, London, 1800—1835. Brother of the above. Made many excellent instruments.
21HILL, William Ebsworth, London, now living. Son of Lockey Hill. Has made several instruments in his younger days, but, like the rest of our English makers, has 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, to prove that Violin making was not quite extinguished in England.
23HOLLOWAY, J., London, 1794.
25HUME, Richard, Edinburgh, 16th century. A maker of Lutes, &c.
27JAYE, Henry, London, 17th century. Maker of Viols, which are capital specimens of the work of the period. The varnish is excellent.
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