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James Garden

Edinburgh, b. 1849

Violinist. Made some good violins and a viola. Stradivarian modelling. Red varnish applied for him by James Hardie. Jas. Garden / Edin. 1887 — John Dilworth

Worked Edinburgh

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Biographies

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John Dilworth+

GARDEN, James Born 1849 Edinburgh, Scotland UK. Violinist. Made some good violins and a viola. Stradivarian modelling. Red varnish applied for him by James Hardie. Jas. Garden / Edin. 1887

William Meredith Morris+

An amateur, who has only made a few violins.

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Ein vorzüglicher Geiger, der aus Liebhaberei einige Geigen und Violen
nach Stradivari gemacht hat. Er verwendet Whitelaws rothen »Amati-Lack«.

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