Kirkcolm School
Andrew Cumming
Kirkcolm, b. 1848
Made 50 violins on Cremonese and Brescian patterns. Poor work with painted purfling. Dull red varnish. Inscribed internally beneath the bridge: ‘Handmade violin, home grown wood by A. Cumming’ [Honeyman] — John Dilworth
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
CUMMING, Andrew Born 1848 Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland UK. Made 50 violins on Cremonese and Brescian patterns. Poor work with painted purfling. Dull red varnish. Inscribed internally beneath the bridge: ‘Handmade violin, home grown wood by A. Cumming’ [Honeyman]
William Meredith Morris+
Fifth-rate work.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Aus Liebhaberei begann er seit 1892 Geigen zu machen und hat seitdem an 100 Violinen gemacht. Die meisten derselben haben keine Einlage und sind mit Kauri-Harz lackirt. Er klebt keine Zettel ein, sondern schreibt in seine Arbeiten: Handmade violin, home grown wood, by A. Cumming No. 49 (1897).
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