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C. Dillingham

Freeport, worked 1833–1849

DILLINGHAM, C. Worked circa. 1833-1849 Freeport, Maine USA. Maker of American ‘church basses’ and double basses, with some five string examples. Full arch. Soundholes cut with connecting bridges from wing to terminal circle, like the work of the earlier Alemannische school. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth

Worked Freeport

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DILLINGHAM, C. Worked circa. 1833-1849 Freeport, Maine USA. Maker of American ‘church basses’ and double basses, with some five string examples. Full arch. Soundholes cut with connecting bridges from wing to terminal circle, like the work of the earlier Alemannische school. [Wenberg]

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