John Mackintosh (luthier): Difference between revisions

Mackintosh began his training as a [[luthier]] in Dublin in the early 19th century. He was apprenticed to Dublin maker [[Thomas Perry (luthier)|Thomas Perry]] at 6 Anglesea Street between 1808 and 1817.<ref name="Rice"/><ref name="Stainer">{{cite book |last=Stainer |first=Cecie |date=1896 |title=A Dictionary of Violin Makers |location=London |publisher=[[Wise Music Group#Novello & Co|Novello, Ewer & Co.]]}}</ref> He is believed to have been Perry's last apprentice, as Perry died the following year in November, 1818.<ref name="Rice"/> Following his apprenticeship to Perry, Mackintosh set up his own workshop at 1 Essex Quay, Dublin, in 1817. Mackintosh's choice of address was likely not haphazard; there were various skilled craftsmen, such as watchmakers, clockmakers and other musical-instrument makers on the quay during first half of the 19th century.<ref name="Donnelly">{{cite journal |last=Donnelly |first=Seán |date=March 2002 |title=A century of pipemaking, 1770-1870: new light on the Kennas and the Coynes |journal=The Seán Reid Society Journal |volume=2 |page=17 |url=http://www.seanreidsociety.org/SRSJ2/a%20century%20of%20pipe-making.pdf |access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref> Probably the most notable craftsman to work on Essex Quay was Dublin [[medallist]] [[William Mossop]] (1751–1804), who resided at 13 Essex Quay from 1784, where his son, also William (1788–1827), succeeded him. In fact, it is believed that Mackintosh shared his premises with a [[uileann pipes|pipemaker]] named Timothy Kenna, who had earlier succeeded his father's business on Essex Quay.<ref name="Donnelly"/> Mackintosh worked at 1 Essex Quay up until 1819.<ref name="Boydell"/>