Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. — London, LONGMAN AND CO., PATERNOSTER ROW.. Joseph Pearce. 1866.
Dodd, Edward — , born at Sheffield, and died in London, at the age of 105 years, in 1810, was distinguished as an improver of the bow in England, about the same time that the Tourtes were founding their great reputation in France. The great maker of this… … Violins and Violin Makers. Biographical Dictionary
Betts, John — , called Old Betts, London, and BETTS, EDWARD, his nephew. These two well known makers were said to be pupils of Duke, but often employed other artistes, such as Carter, Panormo, B. Fendt, and his sons, whose work, chiefly imitations of the … Violins and Violin Makers. Biographical Dictionary
