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2012-01-30TYRRELL, Frank Charles (1872-1963) Melbourne amateur maker and collector.
View detail...2012-01-30VAISEY, Mervyn Andrew (1910-1965) Self-taught maker, violin dated 1943.
View detail...2012-01-30VAN WIRDUM, John Anthony (b.1939) Assisted mainly by Phillip Burgess and Graham Caldersmith. First instrument made 1982 and to 2004 had made 153 instruments - 55 violins, 87 violas and 11 cellos.
View detail...2012-01-30VENABLES, Robin Alexander (b.1952) Began making violins in the UK in 1979 with help and tuition from Ian Clarke, Paul Bickle and Brian Parkinson. Worked in England for 5 years, making modern and baroque instruments.
View detail...2012-01-30VIZARD, Richard James (b.1935) Amateur maker, Brighton, Vic.
View detail...2012-01-30VRETOS, Spiros (b.1927) Amateur maker, Greenacre, NSW.
View detail...2012-01-31WARD, Robert Trumbull (c.1833-1906) Hawthorn, Vic, Australia, 1898.
View detail...2012-01-31WHEAL, Matthew (b.1970) Began making violins with Dante Roccisano in 2005. Labelled inside with Matthew Wheal, Adelaide and Date (month/year), also a label on neck block listing timbers used.
View detail...2012-01-31WHITE, John James (1888-1960) Violin with typed label, Auburn, NSW, 1924.
View detail...2012-01-31WIGGINS, Thomas (II) (1842-1914) Amateur maker, Wattle Hill, Tasmania. Learned from his father, Thomas Wiggins (1) and passed on the tradition to his descendents.
View detail...2012-01-31WIGGINS, Charles Arthur (1871-1948) Son of Thomas Wiggins (II). Amateur violin maker in Woodsdale, Tasmania. Awarded first prize in Tasmanian Exhibition, 1894/95 for a violin made of 365 inlaid pieces, including mother of pearl.
View detail...2012-01-31WIGGINS, Lyall Thomas (1914-1965) Grandson of Thomas Wiggins (II). Amateur maker in Tasmania, made a number of violins.
View detail...2012-01-31WIGGINS, Raymond Joseph (1882-1973) Son of Thomas Wiggins (II). Amateur maker, thought to have made at least 5 violins, Colebrook, Tasmania.
View detail...2012-01-31WIGGINS, Thomas (1803-1884) Amateur maker, Tasmania. Made a number of violins. One possible example, c.1840, now in Narryna Heritage Museum, Hobart, Tas.
View detail...2012-01-31WIGGINS, Thomas Henry (1867-1949) Son of Thomas Wiggins (II). Amateur maker, Wattle Hill, Tasmania. Made a number of violins.
View detail...2012-01-31WILLIAMS, Alan Scott (b.1968) Dip.NSVM (1995). Born in Norfolk, England. Made new instruments in the workshop of Bruno Bourhis (France), then employed producing exact copies of old instruments in the workshop of Roger Hansell (UK).
View detail...2012-01-31WILLIAMS, Theodota (nee Theodoridis) (b.1966) Dip.NSVM (1995). Initially trained with Roger Buckmaster and made first violin in 1980. First instruments labelled Dota Theodoridis.
View detail...2012-01-31WILSON, Glenn Brian (b.1961) Trained in guitar construction in Canada, self-taught violin maker. Has made 3 violins to 2003, one from Australian cedar. Labelled with signature and year.
View detail...2012-01-31WILSON, Thomas A. - Geelong, Vic. Listed in an exhibition catalogue from Farmer's Blaxland Galleries (1938).
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