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    J. Bennet

    Cork, worked 1880–1890

    BENNET, J. Worked circa. 1880-1890 Cork Republic of Ireland Henley reports eccentric violins made without ribs, the back and belly without edges or corners, bizarrely constructed to fulfil his own acoustic theories. Not presently known. [Henley] — John Dilworth
    Worked Cork
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    BENNET, J. Worked circa. 1880-1890 Cork Republic of Ireland Henley reports eccentric violins made without ribs, the back and belly without edges or corners, bizarrely constructed to fulfil his own acoustic theories. Not presently known. [Henley]

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