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Clarence S. Buchanan

BUCHANAN, Clarence S. Worked from 1931 Toledo, Ohio USA. Trained as a maker in England c.1920. migrated to USA and worked for Elias Howe in Boston, Massachusetts. Established in Toledo, Ohio 1931. Over 200 instruments primarily on Guarneri models, using Fry’s varnish. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
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BUCHANAN, Clarence S. Worked from 1931 Toledo, Ohio USA. Trained as a maker in England c.1920. migrated to USA and worked for Elias Howe in Boston, Massachusetts. Established in Toledo, Ohio 1931. Over 200 instruments primarily on Guarneri models, using Fry’s varnish. [Wenberg]

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