Month: February 2023

William Forster III (1764-1824) was born into a London-based luthier dynasty. He apprenticed under his father, William Forster II, from a young age and completed his first violin at the age of 15. Forster later attempted to diversify the family business, including a foray into selling fresh produce, but the Forster name remains most closely …

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Thomas Kennedy The son of British luthier John Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy (1784-1870) received early instruction from his father before apprenticing under Thomas Powell. He went on to work for William Forster III for two years before opening up his own London workshop in 1804. Originally located in the West End, Kennedy would move multiple times …

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