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G. WALCH

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John Dilworth

WALCH, G. Worked circa. 1925 Radebeul, Dresden Germany. Prolific maker of cheap Stradivari model violins. Devised a method for improving the elasticity of the plates. Also designed and built the ‘baritone’ or ‘cello-violine’: a viola tuned an octave below the violin.

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