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R.J. Wilson

b. 1887

WILSON, R.J. Born 1887 Edinburgh, Ohio, Worked circa. 1942, Ravenna, Ohio USA. Pupil of Charles Elliott. Amateur maker. Used Stradivari 1714 ‘Dolphin’ violin as model. Howe’s commercial oil varnish. — John Dilworth

Taught by Charles Elliott

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WILSON, R.J. Born 1887 Edinburgh, Ohio, Worked circa. 1942, Ravenna, Ohio USA. Pupil of Charles Elliott. Amateur maker. Used Stradivari 1714 ‘Dolphin’ violin as model. Howe’s commercial oil varnish.

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