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Dumbarton School

Malcolm Mackenzie

Dumbarton, 1828–1904

Prolific maker. Decent work with thin hard spirit varnish. Malcolm McKenzie / Dumbarton / 1887 — John Dilworth

Worked Dumbarton

Biographies

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John Dilworth+

McKENZIE, Malcolm Born 1828, died 1904 Dumbarton, Scotland UK. Prolific maker. Decent work with thin hard spirit varnish. Malcolm McKenzie / Dumbarton / 1887

William Meredith Morris+

He was born at Burntisland, Fife, on Feb. 22, 1828. He made his first violin at the age of sixteen, since which time he has made continuously, and has turned out many violins and one violoncello. The workmanship and tone are of good average merit. Facsimile label : —

Malcolm M’Kenzie Dumbarton.

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