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Carl E. Oliver

Jewell County, b. 1912

OLIVER, Carl E. Born 1912 Jewell County, Kansas USA. Active as an amateur maker in Iowa 1942-1944, then in Post Falls, Idaho, and finally in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico from 1985. Stradivari- and Guarneri-derived violin models; personal viola pattern. Commercial varnish and local materials. 67\u{2026} — John Dilworth

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OLIVER, Carl E. Born 1912 Jewell County, Kansas USA. Active as an amateur maker in Iowa 1942-1944, then in Post Falls, Idaho, and finally in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico from 1985. Stradivari- and Guarneri-derived violin models; personal viola pattern. Commercial varnish and local materials. 67 violins and eight violas completed. [Wenberg]

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