formally Tschudi, He was a joiner by trade but deforestation forced many men there into the new trade of cotton weaving. Shudi came to London in 1718 working as a cabinetmaker. At some time he joined the Harpsichord maker Tabel but started up on his own in Meard Street in 1728
Born: Schwanden Blarus, , , Switzerland 13th Mar 1680