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Thomas Dalgarno

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John Dilworth

DALGARNO, Thomas Born 1826 New Deer Scotland, died 1888 Aberdeen Made about 20 violins, a few cellos, and at least one double bass. Worked as a ‘stair rail maker’ according to Aberdeen directories, at 70 Wales Street 1868-1870 and 37 Princes Street 1890-1891. Brother-in-law of the celebrated Scots fiddler J. Scott-Skinner. His instruments are poorly varnished and generally undistinguished. Manuscript label: Thomas Dalgarno / Aberdeen, 1866

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