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    Clarence Nolan Bartow

    Lansing, 1918–1984

    Musician. Later studied making with John Hitter in Dearborn and attended the International Violin Making School in Cremona for one year. Established in Lansing c.1953. Stradivari model with Michelman varnish. Prolific maker of violins, violas, cellos, and basses; also various plucked instruments. — John Dilworth
    Worked Lansing
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    BARTOW, Clarence Nolan Born 1918, died 1984 Lansing, Michigan USA. Musician. Later studied making with John Hitter in Dearborn and attended the International Violin Making School in Cremona for one year. Established in Lansing c.1953. Stradivari model with Michelman varnish. Prolific maker of violins, violas, cellos, and basses; also various plucked instruments. [Wenberg]

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