Milwaukee School
Keith W. Hovis
Milwaukee, b. 1917
HOVIS, Keith W. Born 1917 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Worked from c.1975 Croton Falls, New York USA. Bow maker. Associated with Walter Hagen until his death in 1983. Subsequently worked alone. Certificates awarded at Violin Society of America competition 1978. Bows branded: HOVIS-HAGEN, HOVIS [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
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HOVIS, Keith W. Born 1917 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Worked from c.1975 Croton Falls, New York USA. Bow maker. Associated with Walter Hagen until his death in 1983. Subsequently worked alone. Certificates awarded at Violin Society of America competition 1978. Bows branded: HOVIS-HAGEN, HOVIS [Wenberg]
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