Horace Petherick was born in 1839 in Croyden, Surrey, UK. He was a violin maker and author. He published articles in the "Strad" Magazine as well as published The History of the Violin (1893), Antonio Stradivari (1900), Joseph Guarnerius - His Work and His Master (1906), and Repairing and Restoration of Violins (1915). His works have invaluable information for amateur violin makers everywhere. Less