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Charles Kinney

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John Dilworth

KINNEY, Charles Born 1867 Iowa, died 1950, Worked circa. 1930-1949 Fairfield, Idaho USA. Began work as an amateur in Soldier, Idaho, receiving guidance from Antonio Braga. Coarse work on Stradivari and Stainer models; about 30 completed. Uneven orange brown varnish and local materials. [Wenberg]

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