Background
Son of the violin maker Henry Lockey Hill, he came from a long tradition of violin makers, going back to his great grandfather Joseph Hill.
Son of the violin maker Henry Lockey Hill, he came from a long tradition of violin makers, going back to his great grandfather Joseph Hill.
He did not individually produce many instruments but gained a reputation for excellence in restoration of important instruments as well as their authentication. In 1881 he appeared at a court case in London where he exposed Georges Chanot III who has applied a fake Carlo Bergonzi label to a violin which he then sold as genuine.