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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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1JAY, Thomas, London. Related to the above. Excellent work.
3JAY, Henry, London, 1750. 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 in Paris, who obtained specimens from all parts of Europe.
5JOHNSON, John, London, 1750. His Violins are dated from Cheapside.
7Made and Sold by John Johnson, at the Harp and Crown, in Cheapside, 17 London. 53.
9KENNEDY, Alexander, London, 1700—1786. Was a native of Scotland. He was the first maker of Violins in his family, which became rather famous in the manufacture, and lasted nearly two centuries.
11Alexander Kennedy, Musical Instrument Maker, living in Market Street, in Oxford, Road, London. 17—
13KENNEDY, John, London, born 1730: died 1816. Nephew of Alexander Kennedy. Made Violins and Tenors.
15KENNEDY, Thomas, London, born 1784; died about 1870. Son of the above. This maker made probably more instruments than any two English makers that could be mentioned, if we except that prolific workman Craske.
17LENTZ, Johann Nicolaus, London, 1803. He used mostly one kind of wood, viz., close grained maple. Varnish nearly opaque.
19Johann Nicolaus Lentz, fecit near the Church, Chelsea. 1803.
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