Edinburgh

44 makers. The earliest year printed is 1530, the latest 1910.

Every maker here has Edinburgh in a printed line.

1500s

• 1530 to 1535 Hume, Richard
  Hume (or Home), Richard. Born in England, but settled in Edinburgh and became the great viol and lute maker there, about 1530-35. In the Scottish …
• 1535 Hume, R.
  Hume, R., Edinburgh—1535.
• 1535 Hume, Richard
  Hume, Richard. — Edinburg. 1535.

1700s

• 1755 to 1826 Hardie, Matthew
  Hardie, Matthew, b. 1755; d. 1826, and his son, Thomas, b. 1804; d Jan. 19, 1856. They worked together in Edinburgh and made good violins, violas, and violoncellos on the Amati pattern; his instruments have a fine tone, and the work is neatly finished.
• 1765 Avorie, Henry
  Avorie, Henry. — Edinburgh. 1765.
• 1790 to 1820 Ferguson, William
  FERGUSON, WILLIAM, Edinburgh: 1790-1820. Fairly good work and tone.
• 1796 Mac-George, George
  Mac-George, George. — Edinburgh. 1796. 1820

1800s

• about 1800 McGeorge
  McGeorge, Edinburgh, about 1800.
• 1804 to 1856 Hardie, Thomas
  Hardie, Thomas. — Edinburgh. Geb. 1804, † 19. Jan. 1856.
• 1810 to 1815 Stirbat, David
  Stirbat (Stirrat), David. Was working in Edinburgh about 1810-15. His instruments were considered good. Label: "D. Stirbat fecit Edinburgh, 1812."
• 1813 Wilson, Gavin
  Wilson, Gavin. — Edinburgh. 1813.
• 1815 Fergusson, William
  Fergusson, William. — Edinburgh. 1815.
• 1815 to 1850 Hardie
  HARDIE (Matthew). Scottish violin-maker, worked in Edinburgh, from about 1815 to 1850. His violins are among the best produced in Scotland. He was a dissipated character, extremely eccentric in manner.
• 1815 to 1820 Hardie, M.
  Hardie, M., Edinburgh—1815-20.
• about 1815 Stirrat
  Stirrat, Edinburgh—about 1815.
• born 1817 Ross, Donald
  Roß, Donald. — Edinburgh. Geb. 1. Februar 1817 in Ederton, Rossshire
• 1820 Blair, J.
  Blair, J., Edinburgh—1820.
• 1820 Blair, John
  Blair, John. Worked in Edinburgh in 1820 with Matthew Hardie.
• died 1820 Stirrat, David
  Stirrat (nicht Stirbat), David. — Edinburgh. 1810. † um 1820.
• 1821 to 1897 Blyth, Williamson
  Blyth, Williamson. — Edinburgh. Geb. 1821 in Greenlaw, † Mai 1897 in Edinburgh.
• born 1827 Davidson, William
  Davidson, William. — Edinburgh. Geb. 1827 in Muckhart, Perthshire.
• born 1827 Mac-Neill, William
  Mac-Neill, William. — Edinburgh. Geb. 26. Febr. 1827 in Tranent.
• 1830 Hardie, James I.
  Hardie, James I. — Edinburgh. 1830. 1855
• 1834 to 1898 Paterson, James
  Paterson, James. — Edinburgh. Geb. in Stirling 1834, † 1898 in Edinburgh.
• born 1836 Hardie, James II.
  Hardie, James II. — Edinburgh. Geb. in Aguhadley (Ellon) 1. Jan. 1836
• 1837 to 1890 Hardie, James & Sons
  HARDIE, James & Sons. Edinburgh, 1837-90. Industrious makers and exhibitors. Maggini, Stradivari, and Guarneri models.
• born 1838 Dickson, Dr. George
  Dickson, Dr. George. — Edinburgh. Geb. 1838 in Edinburgh
• born 1839 Anderson, Henry
  Anderson, Henry. — Edinburgh. Geb. in Auchtermuchty 1839.
• 1839 Morgan, James
  MORGAN, JAMES, Edinburgh: 1839 to about 1906. A cabinet maker who made a number of excellent violins and other stringed instruments during spare time.
• born 1840 Airth, William
  Airth, William. — Edinburgh. Geb. um 1840. 1889
• born 1847 Girvan, Thomas
  Girvan, Thomas. — Edinburgh. Geb. 30. Dez. 1847 in Dalkeith
• born 1848 Mac-Neill, John
  Mac-Neill, John. — Edinburgh. Geb. 1848 in Tranent.
• born 1859 Watt, Alexander
  WATT (Alexander) — Edinburgh and Inverkeithing. Born in 1859. Modern make after Stradivarius and Guarnerius. Effective oil varnish of good quality. Label: « Mr Alexander S. Watt. Made in ye olde Burgh of Inverkeithing. A. D. 18.. »
• born 1859 Watt, Alexander Stocks
  Watt, Alexander Stocks. — Edinburgh, Inverkeithing. Geb. 17. Aug. 1859 in Edinburgh.
• born 1860 Craig, John
  Craig, John. — Edinburgh. Geb. 17. Nov. 1860 in Kirkinch bei Meigle.
• 1889 Dods, Edward
  Dods (Dodds), Edward. — Edinburgh. 1889. 1902.
• 1891 Kelby, H.
  Kelby, H. — Edinburgh. 1891
• 1893 Black, John
  Black, John. — Edinburgh. 1893
• 1895 Bowes, A.
  Bowes, A. — Edinburgh. 1895.

1900s

• 1910 Köhler, Ernst & Son
  Köhler, Ernst & Son. — Edinburgh. 1910

No year printed

• no year Garden, James
  GARDEN (James) — Edinburgh end of xixth century. Amateur who became a skilled maker of violins. Stradivarius model. Good varnish.
• no year Smith, Alexander Howland
  SMITH, ALEXANDER HOWLAND, Edinburgh, contemporary. Stradivari and Guarneri models. Good tone. Label :—
• no year Wellby, Chas
  WELLBY (Chas) — Edinburgh. Contemporary maker.
• no year Winram, James
  WINRAM, JAMES, Edinburgh: contemporary. A clever amateur maker and professional teacher of the violin who has made a number of beautiful instruments. He is a born artist, and would doubtless make his mark as a professional maker.

The books that name them

• Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904
• Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922
• Old Violins And Their Makers, James M. Fleming, 1883
• A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer
• British Violin Makers, W. Meredith Morris, 1920
• Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell, 1928
• Biographical dictionary of musicians : with a bibliography of English writings on music, Brown, 1886
• The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, Hart, 1875
• British violin-makers classical and modern; being a biographical and critical dictionary of British makers of the violin from the foundation of the classical school to the end of the nineteenth century, Morris, 1904
• Old violins, Haweis, 1905

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