Aberdeen

16 makers. The earliest year printed is 1740, the latest 1916.

Every maker here has Aberdeen in a printed line.

1700s

• 1740 Duncan, Robert
  DUNCAN (ROBERT). — Aberdeen, 1740 :
• 1760 to 1800 Ruddiman, Joseph
  RUDDIMAN, JOSEPH, Aberdeen: 1760-1800. I have not seen any of his work. Mr. Alexander Wilson, advocate, of Aberdeen, has a violin of his make, which is said to be of good workmanship and tone.
• 1762 Duncan
  DUNCAN, Aberdeen, 1762.
• 1762 Duncan
  DUNCAN. Aberdeen, 1762.
• 1769 Ruddiman, T.
  Ruddiman, T., Aberdeen—1769.

1800s

• 1800 to 1834 Cramond, Charles
  Cramond, Charles. A maker in Aberdeen, 1821-34.
• born 1815 Bothwell, William
  Bothwell, William. — Aberdeen. Geb. 1815 in Aberdeen.
• 1815 to 1891 Murdoch, Alexander
  MURDOCH, ALEXANDER, Aberdeen: 1815-91. Said to have made a large number of instruments.
• 1821 to 1893 Beveridge, William
  Beveridge, William. — Aberdeen. Geb. Juli 1821 in Craigh, Tough, † Aug. 1893 in Chapel of Garioch.
• 1821 to 1834 Cramond, C.
  Cramond, C., Aberdeen—1821-34.
• 1829 to 1883 Anderson, John I.
  Anderson, John I. — Aberdeen. Geb. 1829 in Alford, † 1883 in Aberdeen.
• about 1830 Gramond, Charles
  GRAMOND (Charles) — Aberdeen circa 1830. Clever copyist who has produced much. It is said that he made one violin per week.
• born 1856 Anderson, John
  ANDERSON, JOHN, Glasgow. He is the son of the preceding John Anderson, and was born at Aberdeen, in 1856. He has made a number of violins on a modified Strad model, and he also makes very good varnish.
• born 1873 Milne, Patrick G.
  Milne, Patrick G. — Aberdeen. Geb. 30. Jan. 1873 in Aberdeen

1900s

• listed 1916 Arnie, N. L.
  m. — Aberdeen, S. Dak.

No year printed

• no year Henderson, D.
  Henderson, D. A maker in Aberdeen.

The books that name them

• Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904
• British Violin Makers: A Biographical Dictionary of British Makers of Stringed Instruments and Bows and a Critical Description of Their Work, W. Meredith Morris, 1920
• Old violins, Haweis, 1905
• Old Violins And Their Makers, James M. Fleming, 1883
• The Violinist's Guide (1916), 1916
• The violin: its famous makers and their imitators. : With several wood engravings from photographs of the works of Stradiuarius, Guarnerius, Amati, and others, Hart, 1880
• Les ancêtres du violon et du violoncelle, les luthiers et les fabricants d'archets, 1901
• Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell, 1928
• A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer
• Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922
• British Violin Makers, W. Meredith Morris, 1920

Some names appear twice under different spellings. Each is one book's spelling.