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    Adam J. Birkenheuer

    Philadelphia, 1914–1989

    BIRKENHEUER, Adam J. Born 1914, died 1989 Philadelphia USA. Amateur maker since 1922. Retired in 1977. Credited with 40 instruments. Stradivari and Guarneri models with commercially produced varnish. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth

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    BIRKENHEUER, Adam J. Born 1914, died 1989 Philadelphia USA. Amateur maker since 1922. Retired in 1977. Credited with 40 instruments. Stradivari and Guarneri models with commercially produced varnish. [Wenberg]

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