Manchester

24 makers. The earliest year printed is 1829, the latest 1910.

Every maker here has Manchester in a printed line.

1800s

• 1829 to 1855 Tarr, William
  Tarr, William. A maker in Manchester, said to have made very good double-basses about 1829-55, when he gave up violin making to become a photographer.
• 1835 to 1904 Mayson, Walter H.
  MAYSON, Walter H., Manchester, 1835–1904. A prolific maker. His later work is highly spoken of.
• 1835 Mayson, Walter H.
  MAYSON, WALTER H., Manchester, contemporary. He was born at Cheetwood, Manchester, on Nov. 8, 1835. He is a son of Mark Mayson, who was born at Keswick, and of Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the celebrated William Green,
• 1840 Thorley, N.
  Thorley, N. — Manchester. 1840
• 1850 to 1910 Cole, James
  COLE, JAMES, Manchester, 1850 to 1910.
• born 1854 Anyon, Thomas
  Anyon, Thomas. — Manchester. Geb. 1854
• 1854 to 1855 J’Anson, Edward Popplewell
  J’Anson, Edward Popplewell. — Manchester. 1855.
• born 1855 Chanot, G.
  Chanot, G. * 1855. Manchester.
• born 1855 Chanot, G. A.
  Chanot, G. A., b. 1855. A maker of good violins at Manchester.
• 1855 G. A. Chanot
  CHANOT (G. A.). — Manchester. Luthier contemporain. Fils aîné du précédent, né à Londres le 28 octobre 1855. Il est l’élève de son père, et aussi de Joseph Chardon, son oncle, chez lequel il passa une année à Paris. Installé à Manchester depuis 1879; ses instruments sont très estimés :
• 1855 Tarr
  Tarr, Manchester—1855.
• born 1866 Hesketh, Thomas-Earle
  HESKETH (Thomas-Earle) — Manchester. Contemporary maker, born in 1866. Has been established since 1891 after spending several years in the workshops …
• 1874 Pycroft, Ernest
  Pycroft, Ernest. — Manchester. 1874
• 1886 Crompton, Edward
  Crompton, Edward. — Manchester. 1886.
• died 1888 Crask, George
  CRASK (George) — Manchester 1795-1888. Clever copyist of different Italian masters. Very large production.
• 1889 Booth, Joseph
  Booth, Joseph. — Manchester. 1889
• 1889 Hargreaves, William
  Hargreaves, William. — Manchester. 1889
• 1890 Caroll, James
  Caroll (Carrol), James. — Manchester. Um 1890

1900s

• 1910 Voigt, Paul
  Voigt, Paul. — Manchester. 1910

No year printed

• no year Shaw, J.
  SHAW, J., Manchester, contemporary.
• no year Stanley, Robert A.
  STANLEY, ROBERT A., Manchester: contemporary. I am not certain whether he works in Manchester at present, but he was there a few years ago. …
• no year Wilks, Alfred
  WILKS, ALFRED, Manchester, contemporary. An amateur.
• no year Williams, O. R.
  WILLIAMS, O. R., Manchester, contemporary. I have not seen any of his instruments.
• no year Woodney, H.
  WOODNEY, H., Manchester: nineteenth century.

The books that name them

• Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922
• 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
• Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell, 1928
• Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904
• A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer
• An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann, 1925
• Les ancêtres du violon et du violoncelle, les luthiers et les fabricants d'archets, 1901
• 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 And Their Makers, James M. Fleming, 1883
• the violin its famous makers and their imitators, 1909
• British Violin Makers, W. Meredith Morris, 1920

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