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Jaroslav Pilar

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John Dilworth

PILAR, Jaroslav Born 1909 Berlin Germany. Son of Antonín Pilar (I), above. Trained at the Mittenwald school from 1923 under L. Aschauer, Karner, and Reindl. Worked briefly for Spidlen in Prague. Returned to Berlin to assist his father in 1926. Master in the Luthiers’ Guild 1935.

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