John Dilworth
YOUNG, John Worked circa. 1690-1730 London UK. Worked the sign of ‘the Dolphin and Crown’ in St. Paul’s Churchyard. A general music merchant, his label is found in instruments suggestive of Daniel Parker and other London makers. Sold by John Young / Musical Instrument Seller at ye / Dolphin and Crown at ye West end / of St Pauls Church London.
Cecie Stainer
Said to have been a maker of violins and other musical instruments. He and his son, Talbot, lived in St. Paul’s Churchyard, at the sign of the “Dolphin and Crown.” The son was a violin player and assisted in founding the Castle Concert in Paternoster Row in 1724.
William Meredith Morris
No instruments of his are known, but we learn from the curious verses of Purcell that he was a maker.
George Hart
Lived in St. Paul’s Churchyard. Purcell has immortalized father and son in the first volume of his Catches. ” You scrapers that want a good Fiddle well strung, You must go to the man that is old while he’s Young ; But if this same Fiddle you fain would play bold, You must go to his son, who’ll be Young when he’s old. There’s old Young and young Young, both men of renown, Old sells, and young plays, the best Fiddles in town ; Young and old live together, and may they live long, Young, to play an old Fiddle ; old, to sell a new song.”
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff
Sein Sohn Talbot Young war Violinspieler. Von Beiden ist nur der Name überliefert. Sie wohnten in St. Pauls Church Yard und führten das Ladenschild: »at the Dolphin & Crown«. Von ihm sagt Purcell: »You scrapers that want a good fiddle well strung, //You must go to the man that is old while he’s Young.// But if the same fiddle you fain would play bold// You must go to his son, who ‘ell be Young when he’s old.// There, s old Young and young// Young, both men of renown.// Old sells, and young plays, the best fiddles in town;// Young and old live together, and may they live long,// Young to play an old fiddle, old, to sell a new song.«
