Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

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Padanaram

4 makers. The earliest year printed is 1815, the latest 1896.

Every maker here has Padanaram in a printed line.

1800s

  • 1815 to 1896 Findlay, James
    FINDLAY, JAMES, Padanaram: 1815-96. He was born at a farm near Brechin, in Forfarshire. He made about five hundred instruments, mostly on the Guarneri model. His wood as a rule is plain, and the varnish a spirit one, thinly laid on, but the tone is frequently very good.
  • 1865 Glenday, James
    Glenday, James. — Padanaram. 1865.
  • died 1896 Findlay, J.
    Findlay, J. A maker in Padanaram, Forfarshire. He died 1896.

No year printed

  • no year Marnie, John
    MARNIE, JOHN, Padanaram: nineteenth century. Indifferent.

The books that name them

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