Our next auction is our October Specialist sale, featuring instruments by Giuseppe Fiorini, Carlo Antonio Testore, Romeo Antoniazzi, Antonio Gragnani, Gaetano Gadda and many more. Two days of auctions.

  • Buying
  • Selling
  • Auctions
  • Valuations
  • Instrument Prices
    • My Account Contact us

    Amati > Makers Archive > D > Roy Edward Durham

    Roy Edward Durham

    Somerset, b. 1903

    Amateur violinist and maker. Pupil of Ted Bacon and Charles South in Portland, Oregon from 1924. Stradivari model with commercial varnish; pale colour. Credited with 50 instruments. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
    Worked Somerset
    Taught by Ted Bacon and Charles South
    Looking to sell or value an instrument?

    Request an expert valuation or learn how our global auctions achieve the highest prices for your instruments.

    Get a Valuation → Selling at Auction

    Biographies

    The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

    John Dilworth+

    DURHAM, Roy Edward Born 1903 Somerset, Wisconsin USA. Amateur violinist and maker. Pupil of Ted Bacon and Charles South in Portland, Oregon from 1924. Stradivari model with commercial varnish; pale colour. Credited with 50 instruments. [Wenberg]

    Sell your instrument with Amati

    Get started by uploading photos of your instrument for our experts to review.

    Get a Valuation

    Sell your instrument with Amati

    Get started by uploading photos of your instrument for our experts to review.

    Get a Valuation
    Sell your Instrument