Charles Wright
b. 1865
1884 Genoa, Nebraska USA. Self taught maker. Chiefly occupied with repair work until 1920. More than 12 violins made on Guarneri del Gesù ‘Canone’ (Paganini), Stradivari 1714 ‘Dolphin’, and Stradivari 1716 ‘Messie’ violin models. Shaded red varnish. C. R. Wright Violin Maker and Repairer Genoa, Neb.\u{2026} — John Dilworth
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WRIGHT, Charles Born 1865 Glenwood, Iowa, Worked circa. 1884 Genoa, Nebraska USA. Self taught maker. Chiefly occupied with repair work until 1920. More than 12 violins made on Guarneri del Gesù ‘Canone’ (Paganini), Stradivari 1714 ‘Dolphin’, and Stradivari 1716 ‘Messie’ violin models. Shaded red varnish. C. R. Wright Violin Maker and Repairer Genoa, Neb. / Fecit anno 1926
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