George Thomas Shrader
b. 1873
Self-taught maker. Active in Little Rock, Arkansas from 1905. Moved to Houston, Texas after 1924. Personal model. Local materials of various species. About 50 instruments completed. Distinguished workmanship. Shrader. No. 36. 1925 Shrader Violins / Voice of the Forest / Trade Mark [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
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SHRADER, George Thomas Born 1873 McMinnville, Tennesse, Worked from 1924 Houston, Texas USA. Self-taught maker. Active in Little Rock, Arkansas from 1905. Moved to Houston, Texas after 1924. Personal model. Local materials of various species. About 50 instruments completed. Distinguished workmanship. Shrader. No. 36. 1925 Shrader Violins / Voice of the Forest / Trade Mark [Wenberg]
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