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John Carr

London

CARR, John 17th century London UK. Music seller ‘near the Middle Temple Gate’ 1667-1684. At that date the shop passed to his son, also named John, who was in partnership with Henry Playford. — John Dilworth

Worked London

Biographies

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John Dilworth+

CARR, John 17th century London UK. Music seller ‘near the Middle Temple Gate’ 1667-1684. At that date the shop passed to his son, also named John, who was in partnership with Henry Playford.

William Meredith Morris+

He was born at Berwick-on-Tweed, May 14, 1839. He is a pupil of Robert Harvie and James Thompson. He has made about sixty violins and one violoncello, all of excellent workmanship and tone. He is established in Falkirk as a maker, musicseller, and teacher of the violin. Varnish : Whitelaw’s red. Label: —

JOHN CARR,

MAKER,

FALKIRK, 1898

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Ein Fabriksleiter und Musikallenhändler, der aus Liebhaberei bisher an 50 Violinen und ein Violoncello gemacht hat. Die erste Anleitung darin erhielt er schon als neunjähriger
Knabe von James Thomsen und Robert Hardie.

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