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'''Philip J.James Bone''' (187329 inJanuary [[Luton]]1873 &ndash;– 17 June 1964 in Luton) was an English [[mandolinist]] and guitar player in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.<ref>Maurice J. Summerfield: ''The Classical Guitar. Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1800'', 5th edition (Blaydon-on-Tyne: Ashley Mark, 2002), p. 63.</ref>

==Life==
Bone was born and died in [[Luton]]. He studied guitar and mandolin with G. B. Marchiso at [[Trinity College of Music]], London. Making fast progress, he was chosen to perform Beethoven's Sonata and Adagio for mandolin an piano at a college recital. He was also the founder and conductor of the Luton Mandolin Orchestra, "probably the first British mandolin orchestra to play on the mainland of Europe", conducting in Paris in 1909. In 1951, he became president of the British Federation of Banjoists, Mandolinists and Guitarists.<ref>Summerfield (2002).</ref>

While his day-to-day work was as a teacher and music dealer, he is remembered today as the author of the book ''The Guitar and Mandolin: Biographies of Celebrated Players and Composers for These Instruments'', published by Schott and Augener, (London, 1914). He was also a Medallist, Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Arts]], London. Other honours given him include being a medallist at the International Music Contests in [[Bologne]], medallist in the International Music Contest in France (1st Prize Honours), and medalist of the I.U.M. in London. He conducted of the Luton [[Mandolin orchestra]].<ref name=letter>[http://digital-library.csun.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/VOBCorr/id/468/rec/6 Letter from Philip J. Bone to Vahdah Olcott-Bickford, 11 February 1913].</ref><ref name=census>Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911, Registration District: Luton, Registration District Number: 178, Sub-registration District: Luton, ED, institution, or vessel: 22, Household Schedule Number: 19, Piece: 9015.</ref><ref name=probate>England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1966.</ref>