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    Nagyyarad School

    John Fennessy

    Nagyyarad, b. 1912

    Emigrated to the USA 1922. Engineer, retired 1968; thereafter an amateur violin and bow maker. Guarneri-derived model. 14 violins, two violas, 140 bows. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth

    Worked Nagyyarad

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    FENNESSY, John Born 1912 Nagyvárad Hungary Worked from 1968 Cochise, Arizona USA. Emigrated to the USA 1922. Engineer, retired 1968; thereafter an amateur violin and bow maker. Guarneri-derived model. 14 violins, two violas, 140 bows. [Wenberg]

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