Spokane School
John Ohman
Spokane, 1900–1983
Army engineer and self-taught violin maker, active in Spokane from c.1935. Stradivari and Guarneri models. 50 violins and one cello with golden-orange oil varnish. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
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OHMAN, John Born 1900, died 1983 Spokane, Washington USA. Army engineer and self-taught violin maker, active in Spokane from c.1935. Stradivari and Guarneri models. 50 violins and one cello with golden-orange oil varnish. [Wenberg]
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