Alexander Forrest

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FORREST, Alexander Worked circa. 1830-1840 Edinburgh, c.1840-1850 Glasgow, Scotland UK. Worked from Bakehouse Close in Edinburgh. Used Stradivari ‘long pattern’ violin model, after Matthew Hardie. Some cellos recorded. Typically with mahogany linings. Golden-brown varnish. Signed internally and beneath the fingerboard: ‘Made by A Forrest / Edinburgh 18..’ [Rattray]

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