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J. Harold Walker

b. 1902

WALKER, J. Harold Born 1902 Prairie City, Illinois, d. after 1983 De Kalb, Iowa USA. Pupil of Carl Becker 1959-1960. Established in De Kalb, Iowa up to 1983. 35 violins, six violas, and 10 cellos on Stradivari models, using commercial varnish. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth

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WALKER, J. Harold Born 1902 Prairie City, Illinois, d. after 1983 De Kalb, Iowa USA. Pupil of Carl Becker 1959-1960. Established in De Kalb, Iowa up to 1983. 35 violins, six violas, and 10 cellos on Stradivari models, using commercial varnish. [Wenberg]

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