Matthew Hardie was a Scottish violin maker active in Edinburgh during the early nineteenth century. He is documented through labeled instruments spanning at least two decades of production. His earliest recorded instrument dates to 1802 [2], while later examples from 1823 bear the label 'Mat. Hardie & Son,' indicating the involvement of a son in the workshop by that date [1]. The consistency of labeling and instrument dimensions across examples suggests a sustained, organized workshop practice rather than sporadic production.
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