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James G Taylor Glasgow violin

 
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Ian Deveney
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 4:40 pm    Post subject: James G Taylor Glasgow violin Reply with quote

Hi there,
I have a violin with the signature of James Taylor junior 1854 inside as the person
who repaired the violin. looking at the Rattray book of Scottish makers we have found 2 Taylors in the same area. we think it possible that James G Taylor is the father and Young james the son. what we don't have is any images of James G Taylors Violins. can anyone help?

The makers are in GLASGOW SCOTLAND UK
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 8:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nothing in my library at all about him.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 29, 2020 6:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any ideas where I could look?
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 29, 2020 5:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

None that I haven't already tried, unless you want to start calling British violin dealers on the phone, one at a time.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 3:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In my experience, these sort of things don't travel extensively, and production was probably quite limited. Your best resource will be a shop in Glasgow, or David Rattray. If they can't tell you anything, I don't think you will be able to get much further.

It's entirely possible they were not a professional maker. Many were joiners, cabinet makers, coffin makers, and made instruments on the side.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 6:27 pm    Post subject: James G Taylors Violins. Reply with quote

Thank you Dave.
I have been into the Glasgow Violin shop they can't help I have also Looked at David Rattrays book.

Its an interesting Violin well made, It was repaired in 1835 by James Taylor Junior, we think its possible his father made it then changed his profession to an ivory turner. he is mentioned in the Rattay book but there are no examples of his violins.

Thank you for your help.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello Ian,

In your first post you quoted a repair date of 1854, then later said it was 1835. Are there multiple dates inside?

As to the violin being made by Taylor Sr, is there any evidence to support this, or you have made this assumption based solely on finding the repair signature of Taylor Jr?

Repair signatures can be in anything, so in reality, the violin in question may have nothing to do with the Taylors.

Did the shop in Glasgow agree that the violin could be Scottish, or give any indication of what they thought it might be?
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry there is only one date 1835. The violin shop in Glasgow could not add anything to what I already knew about the Taylors. The violin is definitely a Scottish violin. I’m thought was that it might have been made by the father who chinches his profession to Ivory turner. Leaving his sone to work the violin side. That was the thought anyway.
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