About Albert Leeson
Lived 1904 – 1946 (aged 41–42). Albert Leeson was a musical instrument maker.
Albert Leeson (1904-1946) was an English bow maker.
Albert Leeson worked for the firm W.E. Hill & Sons, starting as an apprentice in 1920 and quickly learning to making the finest fleur-de-lys bows (mounted in silver, gold, or tortoiseshell). He was one of William C Retford's favorite pupils, and was quickly put to work on the finest bows, eventually being allowed to work totally unsupervised which was rare. Albert was also a keen violinist.
He was accidentally killed by a London bus in 1946. His bows are marked with number 3 on the tip under the bow hair.
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British bow maker (1904–1946)
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Albert Leeson was born in 1904.
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Albert Leeson died in 1946.
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Albert Leeson was a musical instrument maker.
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