George Langton Dykes

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	35.5 cm Leeds, 1899	Mon 1st March 2010	£3,360
Violin	1907	Tue 1st May 2001	£1,972
Violin	1907	Sun 1st November 1998	£2,760

John Dilworth

DYKES, George Langton Born 1884 Leeds, died 1922 London UK. Son and pupil of Harry Dykes, below. Active violin maker from the age of 12. Trained also by Paul Bailly who worked for his father. Made very fine French-style copies of classical instruments, using a varnish recipe supposedly originating from Vuillaume’s workshop and taught to him by Bailly. Greatly admired in his time. Printed label: Made by / George L. Dykes / Leeds, pupil of / Paul Bailly / (pupil of Jean Baptiste Vuillaume of Paris)

William Meredith Morris

He is the son of Mr. Harry Dykes, the well-known violin expert and dealer. He was born on October 11, 1884, and is probably, as will be seen from the date, the youngest fiddle-maker in Britain. He has received a good education, and can speak French and German fluently. He commenced violin-making when he was twelve and a half years of age, and he has finished up to date seventeen violins. All the work is personal ; purfling, sound-holes, scroll and all. He is the pupil of his father and of Mons. Paul Bailly. His work is full of promise, and more will be heard of him, no doubt, in years to come. Facsimile label : —

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

Wohl der jüngste unter den Geigenmachern der Gegenwart. Mit zwölfeinhalb
Jahren trat er in die Lehre bei seinem Vater und ging dann zu Paul
Bailly. Er hat bis jetzt zwanzig Violinen gemacht, die in allen Einzelheiten seine
eigene Arbeit zeigen. Er baut nach Stradivari, Guarneri und Amati und zwar mit solchem
Erfolg, dass schon im März 1901 Meredith-Morris seine Biographie mit Bild in »The
Strad« veröffentlichte. Dass er auch im Übrigen eine gute Ausbildung genossen hat undDeutsch und Französisch mit bemerkenswerther Sicherheit spricht, sei nebenbei
erwähnt.

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