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EMANUEL WHITMARSH

Originally a stonemason. Self-taught in violin-making. Worked in Berwick Street London 1856-85. Repaired for various dealers. Moved to Kentish Town Road 1885 and to Hackney 1887. Established in Dalston 1908. when he had the assistance of his son Edwin. Made a prolific number of violins usually catalogued at 4 to 10 pounds. Various models, [...]

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The secret of the Strad sound? A drop of golden sun!

Stradivarius’ sound ‘due to Sun’
By Dr David Whitehouse
BBC News Online science editor
“The Messiah”: The Sun’s output may have been key to its qualities
Reduced solar activity in the 17th Century may be the reason for the perfect sound of Stradivarius violins.
Scientists from Columbia and Tennessee universities in the US say the Sun’s declining output at [...]

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