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William Ebsworth Hill (1817–1895) was a London violin maker and founder of the firm W. E. Hill & Sons. Son of the violin maker , he came from a long tradition of violin makers, going back to his great grandfather Joseph Hill. He started making at the age of 14 in the workshop of his father, alongside his brother , and was soon entrusted the important job of cutting bridges and setting up instruments for the family workshop. After the deaths of his father and brother, he worked briefly for the violin maker Charles Harris, at Oxford, before returning to London to work under his own name, eventually becoming internationally recognized as W. E. Hill & Sons. He did not individually produce many instruments but gained a reputation for excellence in restoration of important instruments as well as

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rdfs:comment	William Ebsworth Hill (1817–1895) was a London violin maker and founder of the firm W. E. Hill & Sons. Son of the violin maker , he came from a long tradition of violin makers, going back to his great grandfather Joseph Hill. He started making at the age of 14 in the workshop of his father, alongside his brother , and was soon entrusted the important job of cutting bridges and setting up instruments for the family workshop. After the deaths of his father and brother, he worked briefly for the violin maker Charles Harris, at Oxford, before returning to London to work under his own name, eventually becoming internationally recognized as W. E. Hill & Sons. He did not individually produce many instruments but gained a reputation for excellence in restoration of important instruments as well as (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Carlo Bergonzi (luthier) String instruments 1895 deaths Joseph Hill (violin maker) 1817 births 19th-century English businesspeople Businesspeople from London British luthiers Georges Chanot III Luthier W. E. Hill & Sons dbr:Henry_Lockey_Hill dbr:Joseph_Hill_II
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	http://www.ealingstrings.info/Hill.html http://www.hillbows.com/
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