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Walter Hammer

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John Dilworth

HAMMER, Walter F. Born 1895 North Carolina, died 1980 Portsmouth, Virginia USA. Amateur maker, possibly a student of Herman Weaver. Active in Norfolk, Virginia, c.1910. Moved to Portsmouth 1916. About 15 violins made, mostly on Amati models. [Wenberg]

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