Spokane School
Charles W. Gadd
Spokane, b. 1915
GADD, Charles W. Born 1915 Spokane, Washington USA. Engineer and amateur maker since 1930. Involved in varnish and acoustic research since retirement 1976. Active in Orchard Park, Michigan, and from 1983 in Hendersonville, North Carolina. 14 violins and six violas made on Stradivari and Guarneri mod\u{2026} — John Dilworth
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GADD, Charles W. Born 1915 Spokane, Washington USA. Engineer and amateur maker since 1930. Involved in varnish and acoustic research since retirement 1976. Active in Orchard Park, Michigan, and from 1983 in Hendersonville, North Carolina. 14 violins and six violas made on Stradivari and Guarneri models with commercial varnish. [Wenberg]
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