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Giuseppe Traverso

b. 1878

after 1949 Sampierdarena, Genoa Italy. Trained as a carpenter. Produced 18 violins, three cellos, three guitars, and a mandolin. Personal model with red spirit varnish. Ugly heads. Manuscript label: Traverso Giuseppe / Sampierdarena — John Dilworth

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John Dilworth+

TRAVERSO, Giuseppe Born 1878, d. after 1949 Sampierdarena, Genoa Italy. Trained as a carpenter. Produced 18 violins, three cellos, three guitars, and a mandolin. Personal model with red spirit varnish. Ugly heads. Manuscript label: Traverso Giuseppe / Sampierdarena

Karel Jalovec+

Scampierdarena, an artisan and amateur violin maker, b. Feb. 20, 1878.

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