John Preston was an 18th-century luthier in England, known for making English guitars and citterns. Preston also claimed to be the inventor of the type of "watchkey" stringed instrument tuners now known as " Preston tuners", engraving "PRESTON INVENTOR" on the back of his devices; [1] scholars note the originator could be the luthier John Frederick Hintz, who advertised such a mechanism as early as 1766. [2] Preston Tuners are almost obsolete nowadays. However, they are still used in Portuguese guitar, with its particular shape being a trademark of the Portuguesa guitar design.
Preston established a music shop in Long Acre in London in 1774. [3]
- ^ Anthony Baines (1966). European and American musical instruments. Batsford. ISBN 9780907486282. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ Life after death: the viola da gamba in Britain from Purcell to Dolmetsch. Boydell & Brewer. 2010. pp. 147–. ISBN 978-1-84383-574-5. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ Hugh Belsey; Gainsborough's House Society (1988). Gainsborough's family. Gainsborough's House Society. ISBN 978-0-946511-09-9. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
John Preston was an 18th-century luthier in England, known for making English guitars and citterns. Preston also claimed to be the inventor of the type of "watchkey" stringed instrument tuners now known as " Preston tuners", engraving "PRESTON INVENTOR" on the back of his devices; [1] scholars note the originator could be the luthier John Frederick Hintz, who advertised such a mechanism as early as 1766. [2] Preston Tuners are almost obsolete nowadays. However, they are still used in Portuguese guitar, with its particular shape being a trademark of the Portuguesa guitar design.
Preston established a music shop in Long Acre in London in 1774. [3]
- ^ Anthony Baines (1966). European and American musical instruments. Batsford. ISBN 9780907486282. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ Life after death: the viola da gamba in Britain from Purcell to Dolmetsch. Boydell & Brewer. 2010. pp. 147–. ISBN 978-1-84383-574-5. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ Hugh Belsey; Gainsborough's House Society (1988). Gainsborough's family. Gainsborough's House Society. ISBN 978-0-946511-09-9. Retrieved 28 April 2013.