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Many fine craftsmen worked for the firm. For much of the 20th century, the Hill workshop employed
England's best bow makers, who created bows renowned for character and consistency. Hill violins, cellos and cases are also highly regarded. Their other products included varnish cleaner, violin
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Wardour Street in 1880 and moved to 38 New Bond Street in 1887, ten years later relocated to 140 New Bond Street. They built workshops in Hanwell in 1887, and extended them in 1904. The firm soon gained a widespread reputation for expertise and dealing in fine instruments. They were also
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Over the years many of the most celebrated instruments by
Stradivari, Amati, and Guarneri passed through Hill & Sons. They built up one of the most notable collections of stringed instruments which can be seen at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, including the
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Certificate of Authenticity is considered definitive worldwide throughout the firm's history and their publications on Stradivari and Guarneri are still industry standards.
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Under the direction of Robert Brewer Young and Stefan-Peter
Greiner, violins modelled after Stradivari - including the Messiah of 1716 - notable Bergonzis, and the work of Guarneri del Gesu are being made as part of the Hill heritage.
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Their acquisition of the company marked its return to London. The W. E. Hill & Sons workshop is located in the historic coach house and stables of Burgh House from 1704 in London
Hampstead.
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Derek Wilson, who joined Hill in 1978, oversees the making of bows that offer the excellence of an enduring
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