| SURNAME | Woodney |
| FIRST NAME(s) | Hugh |
| DOB / DOD | 1806/7 – 1864 (58 Years Old) |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ireland |
| YEARS ACTIVE | circa 1845-1864 |
| WORKING LOCATIONS | Manchester |
| NOTES / BIO | A musical instrument dealer and shop owner based in Manchester. Claimed to be a maker of instruments in advertisements for his shop. Lütgendorff claimed that Woodney was a viola maker and that he had seen a good viola made by him. Morris has him listed in his violin makers dictionary as active in the 19th century. So far only one violin and one cello bearing the stamp H Woodney, Manchester are known to exist. The cello is almost certainly a German import. |
INSTRUMENTS
| TYPE | Violin |
| DATE | c.1860 |
| INFO | Possibly made by Hugh Woodney Stamped H Woodney, Manchester at the endpin |
| MEASUREMENTS | TBC |
| PROVENANCE | This violin was purchased from an antique shop in Bolton near Manchester. The Woodney stamp resembles that of another stamp found on a German cello. It is still unclear what level of making (if any) Woodney was undertaking in Manchester. |
