Kankakee School
Herschel R. Nation
Kankakee, b. 1925
NATION, Herschel R. Born 1925 Kankakee, Worked Clifton, Illinois & Winter Haven, Florida USA. Pupil of John Fehr c.1940. Also advised by John Ericson. Established in Clifton, Illinois and from 1985 in Winter Haven, Florida. 19 violins made on Stradivari and Guarneri models, using commercial var\u{2026} — John Dilworth
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NATION, Herschel R. Born 1925 Kankakee, Worked Clifton, Illinois & Winter Haven, Florida USA. Pupil of John Fehr c.1940. Also advised by John Ericson. Established in Clifton, Illinois and from 1985 in Winter Haven, Florida. 19 violins made on Stradivari and Guarneri models, using commercial varnishes. [Wenberg]
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