George Hart (luthier)
George Hart (1839 – May 1891)[1] was a violin maker and dealer of London. He was the author of The Violin: Its Makers and its Imitators[2] and The Violin.[3]
His father, John Thomas Hart (17 December 1805 – 1 January 1874),[3] taught him the art and craft of violin making. They had a shop "Hart and Son" at 28 Wardour Street, Leicester Square, London.[4]
He learned to play at the Royal Academy of Music under Sir George Macfarren and from Prosper Sainton.[2]
His son George Hart (4 January 4 1860 – ) was also a violin maker.
References[edit]
- ^ "Miscellaneous". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. LII, no. 1617. New South Wales, Australia. 4 July 1891. p. 11. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Music and Drama". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). No. 3810. New South Wales, Australia. 12 September 1891. p. 9. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b George Hart (1909). The Violin. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Music and Musicians". The Mercury (Hobart). Vol. CXXXII, no. 19, 620. Tasmania, Australia. 25 June 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.