Dorchester School
Dr. Ervin Kleffman
Dorchester, b. 1892
Active in Chicago from c.1912 as a musician. Later moved to Albany, Oregon and in 1937 established a violin shop in Los Angeles with Stanley Keith but dissolved the partnership the following year. With Keith’s tuition made six violins; Stradivari model with spirit varnish. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
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John Dilworth+
KLEFFMAN, Dr Ervin Born 1892 Dorchester, Wisconsin, Worked Los Angeles USA. Active in Chicago from c.1912 as a musician. Later moved to Albany, Oregon and in 1937 established a violin shop in Los Angeles with Stanley Keith but dissolved the partnership the following year. With Keith’s tuition made six violins; Stradivari model with spirit varnish. [Wenberg]
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George Herbert Lock b. 1850