Osmand Telev
b. 1922
Active violin maker from 1940 while serving in the Turkish army. Emigrated to the USA c.1956. Employed by Erickson of Brunswick, Indiana. Later established independently in Calumet City, Illinois. Stradivari and Amati models with own oil varnish. Also made plucked instruments. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
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TELEV, Osmand Born 1922 Istanbul Turkey, Worked from 1956 Calumet City, Illinois USA. Active violin maker from 1940 while serving in the Turkish army. Emigrated to the USA c.1956. Employed by Erickson of Brunswick, Indiana. Later established independently in Calumet City, Illinois. Stradivari and Amati models with own oil varnish. Also made plucked instruments. [Wenberg]
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