Grant’s Pass School
John Dopyera
Grant’s Pass, b. c.1890
Worked 1945-1974 Los Angeles, California USA. Violin maker and repairer. Inventor of the ‘Dobro’ resonator guitar. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
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DOPYERA, John Born circa. 1890 Grant’s Pass, Oregon. Worked 1945-1974 Los Angeles, California USA. Violin maker and repairer. Inventor of the ‘Dobro’ resonator guitar. [Wenberg]
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Working in Grant’s Pass at the same time
Charles V. Johnson worked 1924–1971
Robert Neilson worked 1965–1975