Salisbury School
William Hutoft
Salisbury, worked 1740–1747
The first teacher of Benjamin Banks, recorded simply a ‘musical instrument maker’. One violin of crude workmanship known. Stamped with his name. Pale yellow varnish, Stainer/Amati model with flat arch and meagre soundholes. — John Dilworth
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HUTOFT, William Worked circa. 1740-1747 Salisbury, Wiltshire UK. The first teacher of Benjamin Banks, recorded simply a ‘musical instrument maker’. One violin of crude workmanship known. Stamped with his name. Pale yellow varnish, Stainer/Amati model with flat arch and meagre soundholes.
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Working in Salisbury at the same time
Benjamin (I) Banks 1727–1795