John Dilworth
DAVIS, Richard Born 1775, died 1836 Bussage, Gloucestershire, Worked circa. 1820-1838 London UK. Active in London at 35 Coventry Street 1820-1831, and 31 Coventry Street 1831-1838. Worked for Norris & Barnes. Known for sub-Bettsian work on roughly Italian lines with poor, thin varnish. Commercial dealer.
George Hart
Worked with Norris and Barnes.
William Meredith Morris
He was for some time in the employ of Norris & Barnes, and in 1816, at the death of Norris, he succeeded to the business. He did not make many instruments himself, but employed others to work for him. He carried on a very considerable trade in old instruments. The few violins he made are not on any particular model — they perhaps resemble the Stradivari model more than anything else — are indifferently made, and have a piercing, Stainer-like tone. Varnish : spirit, of a dark brown colour. He retired towards the end of his life, and left the business to William Davis. He died in Bussage in 1836, and was buried in the Bisley churchyard.
Cecie Stainer
A maker in London. Began by working in the employ of Norris and Barnes; but when Norris died, in 1818, he succeeded to the business. He knew little of violin making, and always remained more of a dealer in than a maker of instruments. He retired, leaving the business to William Davis, and died in Bussage, near Stroud, his native place, in April, 1836, and was buried in Bisley Parish Church.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff
Er begann seine Laufbahn als Geigenmacher bei Norris & Harness und
übernahm nach Norris’ Tod 1818 das Geschäft. Er hat nur sehr wenig gearbeitet und war zeitlebens mehr Händler als Geigenmacher. Mit seinem Neffen William
zusammen fertigte er auch viele Guitarren an.
