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Fadei Fadejevitch Lippsky

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John Dilworth

LIPPSKY, Fadei Fadejevitch Worked from 1892 Kirov Russia. Russian military officer and self-taught amateur violin maker. Became director of the Industrial School in Kirov 1892-1914, producing violins in large numbers. Distinctive high-arched Stradivari-derived model with rather poor materials and thick dark brown varnish.

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