THE VIOLIN AND OLD VIOLIN MAKERS

BEING A HISTORICAL & BIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE VIOLIN With Facsimiles of Labels of the Old Makers

BY A. MASON CLARKE [Author of “Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers.”]

London: WILLIAM REEVES, 83 CHARING CROSS ROAD, W.C. Publisher of Books on Music.

Printed by The New Temple Press, Norbury Crescent, London, S.W.16.

A Copy of the Gasparo da Salo Violin used by Ole Bull, the famous Scandinavian violinist. Made by Mr. Gillingham, of Chiswick.

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