William Blair

He made several instruments on various models. The workmanship is fairly good, but the tone is very indifferent. He baked his wood, and used a hard spirit varnish. He was a noted character, well-known in the North as " The Queen's Fiddler." The fiddle of his own make upon which he played for many years at Balmoral is now in the possession of the author. I have given full biographical particulars in my sketch of this worthy in another volume.