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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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1him. His varnish is equal to that on many Italian instruments.
3VALENTINE, William, London, now living. Made many Double Basses for Mr. Hart, which are highly valued.
5WAMSLEY, Peter, London, 18th century. One of the finest English Violoncello and Viola makers. His copies of Stainer are very superior.
7Made by Peter Wamsley,
8at ye Golden Harp, in Piccadilly,
9London. 17—
11WITHERS, Edward, Coventry Street. Succeeded William Davis.
13WITHERS, Edward. Son of the above. Wardour Street, Soho.
15YOUNG, London, about 1728. Lived in St. Paul's Churchyard. Purcell has immortalised father and son in the first volume of his Catches.
17"You scrapers that want a good fiddle well strung,
18You must go to the man that is old while he's Young;
19But if this same fiddle you fain would play bold,
20You must go to his son, who'll be Young when he's old.
21There's old Young and young Young, both men of renown,
22Old sells, and young plays, the best fiddles in town;
23Young and old live together, and may they live long,
24Young, to play an old fiddle; old, to sell a new song."
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