Alfred WARRICK

He was born at Reading, Oct. 9, 1863, and has his workshops at 61 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, and at 24 Church Bank, Bradford. He served a six-years' apprenticeship, from 1884 to 1890, with G. A. Chanot of Manchester. He works on various models, but chiefly on those of Stradivari and Guarneri. He does not attempt to work on original lines, or to modify the model in any way ; he is a close copyist, and concentrates all his energy upon the exact reproduction of outline, arching, depth, thicknesses, &c., of the originals. He uses excellent wood, and the work is beautifully finished throughout. The varnish is his own composition, made in four colours, golden yellow, reddish yellow, brown red, and ruby. It has much the same characteristics as the varnish traditionally associated with the house of Chanot. Warrick has made a large number of instruments, big and small, and he also repairs extensively. He was awarded the sole gold medal at the Leeds International Exhibition, 1895, for an exhibit of violins. His price for violins is twelve and fifteen guineas, and for violoncellos twenty.