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John Dodd (1752 in London – 1839 in Richmond, Surrey) was a British bowmaker. He was considered to be the greatest English bowmaker before and until James Tubbs. [1] He was a gunlock fitter and then a money scale maker before turning to bow making. John Dodd was a contemporary of François Tourte and worked in London. He arrived at a similar ...
He started to work for the renowned William Forster (III) in 1802, and as soon as 1804 he became independent and established his workshop 16 Princes Street. Many of the most famous makers of his time worked for him, as for an example James Brown and later some of the best bow makers, including Thomas Tubbs, James Dodd and Edward Dodd. William ...
Dutch luthier Max Möller (1915–1985) from Amsterdam published a lexical work about the violin factories (North and South) (1955). [5] John Dilworth, a Twickenham-based luthier, wrote a comprehensive reference, published in 2012, The Brompton's Book of Violin & Bow Makers, John Milnes, editor.
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Rolland performing in 1977. Paul Rolland, né Pali Reisman (November 21, 1911, in Budapest – November 9, 1978, in Illinois), [1] was a violinist and an influential American violin teacher who concentrated on the pedagogy of teaching fundamentals to beginning string students and on remedial techniques for string players of any level.
A Social Security spousal rule that was around for decades ended this year for the last eligible retirees — those who turned 70 on Jan. 1, 2024. The rule allowed recipients to switch between ...
In music, a double stop is the technique of playing two notes simultaneously on a stringed instrument such as a violin, a viola, a cello, or a double bass. On instruments such as the Hardanger fiddle it is common and often employed. In performing a double stop, two separate strings are bowed or plucked simultaneously.
Harvey Samuel Whistler Jr. was born September 7, 1907, in Fresno, California, [4] to hotel owners, Harvey Samuel and Sallie Byrn Whistler. [5] His mother, a classically trained pianist, insisted that music be part of Harvey Jr.’s education and oversaw his earliest training on piano.