John J. Hawkins
London, worked 1800
HAWKINS, John J. Worked circa. 1800, London UK. Devised a patent violin lacking sides or back, the soundpost supported by a single rib running under the belly. Claims that he had converted a genuine Stradivari to this form are hopefully exaggerated. — John Dilworth
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John Dilworth+
HAWKINS, John J. Worked circa. 1800, London UK. Devised a patent violin lacking sides or back, the soundpost supported by a single rib running under the belly. Claims that he had converted a genuine Stradivari to this form are hopefully exaggerated.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Erfinder einer Geige ohne Zargen und Boden, auf die er 1800 ein Patent
in England nahm.
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