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    Amati > Makers Archive > C > Clarence Clemmerson

    Clarence Clemmerson

    Little Falls, b. 1902

    1932-1983 Sparta, Wisconsin USA. Self-taught amateur maker. Stradivari and personal models. Local materials. Commercial ‘Nicoseco’ varnish. Some instruments with heads carved by Charles Amundson; some with imported pre-carved necks. 70 violins, 10 violas, one cello. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
    Worked Little Falls
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    CLEMMERSON, Clarence Born 1902 Little Falls, Worked circa. 1932-1983 Sparta, Wisconsin USA. Self-taught amateur maker. Stradivari and personal models. Local materials. Commercial ‘Nicoseco’ varnish. Some instruments with heads carved by Charles Amundson; some with imported pre-carved necks. 70 violins, 10 violas, one cello. [Wenberg]

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