Leslie Benjamin Smithhart
b. 1920
Violinist and maker. Established in Henderson from 1948. Various classical models. Own oil and spirit varnish. Purfling of five strips. 34 violins, three violas, and one cello completed. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
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SMITHHART, Leslie Benjamin Born 1920 Henderson County, Kentucky USA. Violinist and maker. Established in Henderson from 1948. Various classical models. Own oil and spirit varnish. Purfling of five strips. 34 violins, three violas, and one cello completed. [Wenberg]
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