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CHEMIST WHO MAKES HARPSICHORDS

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 2, 1939.

Facts

ABOUT TRAVELL G ON THE

Empire Air Routes

7.

Revived A Craft To Please His Wife

LAVENHAM (Suffolk).

IF A YOUNG WIFE had not decided one day she

| would like a harpsichord, this story would never have been written and Lavenham would not have earned fame as the centre of a revived craft.

Twelve years ago Alec Hodsdon, a 27-year-old analytical chemist, married Margaret Fletcher, violinist.

Mrs. Hodrdon spid he would like

harpsichord. They tried to buy

une but found they were too expen-This Man Is Public

nive. So Mr. Hosdon thought he woull find an old one needing repair and restore it.

Pal No. 1

1

Ile knew nothing witlever about

Herne Bay, Kent. CAPTAIN 11. BRIGGS, (the design or construction of musical

Herne the Queensbridge-drive, sturliel instruments, but ho

Bay. collection at the Victoria and Albert įgave the reuson recently why he hus Museun and began to learn.

been chosen as the town's "Public Fiend No. 1."

GAVE UP CHEMISTRY Recently listeners beard' Richard Newton broadcasting some hitherto unknown harpsicland pieces Scarlatti..

Herne Bay's recently-formed Hotel Boarding House Association as appointed him, and his job in to flas companions for Jonely helitay- markers.

The instrument was greatly ad-

"I have no prejudices, 1 HOVET mired by musical enthusings, and one wrote describing it as a partiene and never infilet my views on larly fine old harpsichordd,

con-

Admiral Thomas C. Hart, who recently succeeded Admiral Harry E. Yarnell as commander of the United States Asiatic fleet with at Shanghal. Ad- headquarters miral Yarucit retired because of Je and Admiral Hart were Annapolis class-mates and friends of many years.

DEC.

Doctor Remarried, {Thought Wife Dead'

GI-YEARS-OLD doctor, remand-

Luther folk," said Captain Briggs, who | A ed in custody CH 33 bigamy

und married.

charge ut Marlborough-street That harpsichord was made last

"The fact that I shall have to took cently, was stated to have said that Christmas by Mr. Hodrdon and his

after young and old does not worry he did not know his wite was alive assistant, Mr. Frank Sykes, in their

me a bit. My experience is that it until the day he married again-and garden workship at Lavenham.

For Mr. Hodson long since aban-you make a 'hit with mother, the it was too late then.

rest of the family like you antemati- Dr. Robert Albert Mustyn Hoops, doned analytical chemistry to

whose address was #iven tinue the tradition of making harpsically. I shall concentrate

S.W.. Overnas Club, St. James's, chands, which had lain dormant for

was said by Lord Nathereedan, ap- to be a man "of century until Arnold Dolmetsch be-

pruring for Kin his work,

Resends his instruments all

pure and ver the world. They are bought by distinguished musicians, universities, musical academies.

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on

the

"I hope that by the end of the summer hundreds of people will made new friends, what if we have few romances thrown in-well, that

all for the good."

Mr. Hodsdon is now one of the

makers

the most-sought-after aworld.

OTHER INSTRUMENTS To-day, when musicians want

Ha assistant, Mr. Sykes, can play harpslehrd, virginal, lute, viol, re corder or clavichord, Mr. Hoidon harpsichords and virginals as well as und Frank Sykes set to work to make make them. In his spare time he is them, for Mr. Hodsdon has also organist and choirmaster at Stanstead mastered the design and construction and Boxted parish churches. at these ollier Instruments.

the

He was charged with bigamously marrying Vera Zorle at Belgrade in May, and Sir Grevais Rentoul, K.C., ordered a medical report.

REMAND "TOO LONG"

From the dock Dr. Hoops said: "I can absolutely prove that I am in- prcent."

Det.-Inspector Charles Berry sald that at Vine-street police station Dr. loops said: "I thought my wife was When asked how he mastered the dead. I didn't know she was not They are made slowly with ex-art of Instrument design and manu- until the day I was married."

Dr. Hoops, from the dock, said: quisite craftsmanship, for such in-facture Mr. Hodsdon replied: "Well,

I am" am prepared to offer bail in any. struments cannot be mass-produced. I just picked it up, in a way.

always learning something."

amount. Efforts to do so have falled.

Passenger accommodation on the Empire air routes Westbound to England is not yet fully booked up for the coming months, and there are still seats available

Practically all the available accommodation on

the routes outward bound from England has

been sold for some months ahead. Every

passenger who has already booked a seat on any service will, of course, be able to travel

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