Boston School
Richard Cartwright
Boston, b. 1920
Learned from F. Haenel and M. Cornelissen from 1948. Turned professional in 1978, working in Northampton. Earliest work focused on viols. Later used Stradivari and Guarneri violin models. Spirit varnish up to 1983 but subsequently adopted a commercial terpene varnish. 12 violins, 22 violas on the mo\u{2026} — John Dilworth
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John Dilworth+
CARTWRIGHT, Richard Born 1920 Boston, Worked Northampton, Massachusetts USA. Learned from F. Haenel and M. Cornelissen from 1948. Turned professional in 1978, working in Northampton. Earliest work focused on viols. Later used Stradivari and Guarneri violin models. Spirit varnish up to 1983 but subsequently adopted a commercial terpene varnish. 12 violins, 22 violas on the model of Cornelissen, six Montagnana pattern cellos, and 10 viols. Richard Cartwright / Northampton, Ma / no.. 19.. [Wenberg]
William Meredith Morris+
I have not seen any of his work, and cannot say whether he is an amateur or a professional maker.
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