New York School
C. E. Mertzanoff
New York, worked 1940–1945
MERTZANOFF, C. E. Worked circa. 1940-1945 New York USA. Used mathematics for determining violin form. Author of a pamphlet The Perfection of the Strad Design, in association with Jack Westhall. Developed the ‘Westmerage’ process for ageing tonewood. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
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MERTZANOFF, C. E. Worked circa. 1940-1945 New York USA. Used mathematics for determining violin form. Author of a pamphlet The Perfection of the Strad Design, in association with Jack Westhall. Developed the ‘Westmerage’ process for ageing tonewood. [Wenberg]
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