Victor Nazario Cardenas Avila
Jalisco, b. 1894
Fought alongside Pancho Villa in the Mexican Revolution. Self-taught maker, active from 1935. Worked in several cities in the USA, finally settling in San Diego, California. Personal model with cutaway upper treble bout. Slab-cut fronts with viol type soundholes. Coarse work. About 75 violins made. \u{2026} — John Dilworth
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AVILA, Victor Nazario Cardena Born 1894 Jalisco Mexico, Worked San Diego, California USA. Fought alongside Pancho Villa in the Mexican Revolution. Self-taught maker, active from 1935. Worked in several cities in the USA, finally settling in San Diego, California. Personal model with cutaway upper treble bout. Slab-cut fronts with viol type soundholes. Coarse work. About 75 violins made. [Wenberg]
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