Hill heritage. Derek Wilson, who joined Hill in 1978, oversees the making of bows that offer the excellence of an enduring English tradition. Using the resources provided by the Hill archive, access to rare instruments and centuries of experience allows W. E. Hill & Sons to provide the music world with the finest tools for performance. Auction record prices New York, October 16, 2013 – Tarisio Auctions, (New York) Violin Bow CHARLES LEGGATT FOR W.E. HILL & SONS, c. 1905 ex-Aaron Rosand mounted in Gold/Tortoise-Shell with fleur-de-lys motif US$15,600 London, Oct 7, 2010 – Sotheby's of London Lot 35 Violin Bow, World Record for a Hill violin bow $15,899 £10,000 €11,538 New York, Oct 18, 2009 – Tarisio Auctions Lot 414 Cello, 1893, World Record for a Hill Cello $54,000 £33,366 €36,311 London Mar 11, 2008 – Sotheby's of London Lot 129 Cello Bow, World Record for a Hill cello bow $18,788 £9,375 €12,257 Filimonov Fine Violins W. E. Hill & Sons Bow Makers Sam Allen (b. 1838 - d. 1914) (Hills 1880–1891) - no marking Sydney Yeoman (b. 1876 - d. 1948) (Hills 1890–1945) - marked with a single nick in the lower mortise William Napier (b. 1848 - d. 1932) (Hills 1891–1930) - no marking William Charles Retford (b. 1875 - d. 1970) (Hills 1892–1956) - marked with a single dot William Grieve Johnston (b. 1860 - d. 1944) (Hills 1894–1940) - before 1904 marked with downward nicks in the head mortise, after 1904 the nicks became horizontal Charles Leggatt (b. 1880 - d. 1917) (Hills 1895–1916) - marked with two nicks in the centre of the mortise Frank Napier (b. 1886 - d. 1969) (Hills 1900–1930) - marked with a pattern of three leaves Arthur Copley (b. 1903 - d. 1976) (Hills 1917–1976) - marked 1 Edgar Bishop (b. 1904 - d. 1943) (Hills 1918–1943) - marked 2 William Richard Retford (b. 1899 - d. 1960) (Hills 1919–1960) - marked with two dots Arthur Scarbrow (b. 1900 - d. 1953) (Hills 1919–1930) - marked 0 Leslie Bailey (b. 1905 - d. 1984) (Hills 1919–1939) - marked 4 Albert Leeson (b. 1903 - d. 1946) (Hills 1920–1946) - marked 3 Arthur John Barnes (b. 1888 - d. 1945) (Hills 1920–1939) - marked 5 Arthur Bultitude (b. 1908 - d. 1990) (Hills 1922–1961) - marked 6 William Watson (b. 1930 - d. 2018) (Hills 1945–1962) - marked 7 Ronald