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Irish luthier and professor

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Irish luthier and professor

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John Mackintosh was a Scottish luthier, author and maker of violins who flourished in Dublin, Ireland in the first half of the 19th century. Towards the end of his career, he wrote a short publication on violin making and the Cremonese school, in which he claimed to have rediscovered their forgotten technique of wood preservation. Two of his violins are housed in museum collections, one at the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin and the other at the Chimei Museum, Tainan, Taiwan.

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John Mackintosh or John Macintosh (; –1841) was a luthier and professor who worked in Dublin. Towards the end of his career, he wrote a short publication on violin making and the Cremonese school. One of his violins is preserved as part of a collection at the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin. Early life Very little is known about Mackintosh's early life. While it is well documented that he spent most of his adult life living and working in Dublin, it is thought by some that he was born in Scotland. Career

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