Geiranger School
Martinus Hansen Flydal
Geiranger, b. 1870
Self-taught maker, active from 1908. Emigrated to USA and established in Hartford, Connecticut. Well-made Stradivari models with golden-yellow and red-brown oil varnish. Branded: ‘M. H. Flydal’. Printed label: Made by / M. H. Flydal / 75 1924 / Hartford Conn. — John Dilworth
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John Dilworth+
FLYDAL, Martinus Hansen Born 1870 Geiranger Norway. Self-taught maker, active from 1908. Emigrated to USA and established in Hartford, Connecticut. Well-made Stradivari models with golden-yellow and red-brown oil varnish. Branded: ‘M. H. Flydal’. Printed label: Made by / M. H. Flydal / 75 1924 / Hartford Conn.
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