Bert Smith
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Bert Smith apprenticed as a motor engineer in Bowness. He began making violins as a self-taught amateur in 1938. Later, he was employed as an engineer at the slate quarries of Coniston and worked full-time as a luthier from 1958. He used the 1716 Stradivari 'Messie' and the 1742 Guarneri del Gesù 'Tieuxtemps' violins as models. Some of his work included contralto violas and bows for both instruments. His creations were very accurately made with varnish ranging from golden-brown to red-brown. His name was branded beneath the back button. Relics of his workshop are currently in the Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal. Facsimile Antonius Stradivarius Made by Bert Smith "East View", Coniston, Lancs. 19..
Price History
- The auction record for this maker is $7,097 in Mar 1999, for a viola.
- 16 auction price results.
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