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Henry Banks

Salisbury, 1770–1830

Son of Benjamin Banks (I), above; brother of James. Moved to Liverpool with his brother James. Trained as a piano tuner with Longman & Broderip, and dealt exclusively with keyboard instruments. Nevertheless, many instruments are extant with the label: ‘James & Henry Banks’. James and Henry\u{2026} — John Dilworth

Worked Salisbury
Family Son of Benjamin Banks

Biographies

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John Dilworth+

BANKS, Henry Born 1770 Salisbury, died 1830 Liverpool UK. Son of Benjamin Banks (I), above; brother of James. Moved to Liverpool with his brother James. Trained as a piano tuner with Longman & Broderip, and dealt exclusively with keyboard instruments. Nevertheless, many instruments are extant with the label: ‘James & Henry Banks’. James and Henry Banks / Musical Instrument Makers and Music Sellers / Salisbury 1802 James and Henry Banks / Salisbury 1804

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Sechster Sohn von Benj. B. (I), bei dem er auch gelernt hat. Er verlegte
sich in der Folge mehr auf das Repariren von Pianofortes und war ein gesuchter
Klavierstimmer. Er blieb aber dabei Theilhaber seines Bruders und hat wohl
auch an verschiedenen Instrumenten, die aus der gemeinsamen Werkstatt hervorgingen,
mitgearbeitet.

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