Cremona Violins and Varnish by Charles Reade

About this episode

The episode discusses Charles Reade's letters about Cremona violins and varnish, featuring insights from Benjamin Hebbert.

CREMONA VIOLIN AND VARNISH Charles Reade the dramatist and violin dealer wrote 4 letters to the Pall Mall Gazette in 1872 about Cremona violins, google says "This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it!" So listen on! I say. To understand what these letters are about here is an intro with Benjamin Hebbert.

People in this episode

Host: Linda Lespets

Guest: Benjamin Hebbert

Topics covered

• Cremona violins
• violin varnish
• historical letters
• Charles Reade
• violin history

Keywords

• Cremona violins
• Charles Reade
• violin varnish
• Pall Mall Gazette
• historical letters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pall Mall Gazette

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