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    Jess Willard Colwell

    Buffalo, b. 1915

    Self-taught amateur maker from 1983. Stradivari and Guarneri models. Commercial ‘Nicoseco’ oil varnish. Five violins and two bows. Hand crafted by / Jess W. Colwell / Jewett, Texas / No.5 1984 / Jess W. Colwell [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
    Worked Buffalo
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    COLWELL, Jess Willard Born 1915 Buffalo, Texas, Worked from 1983 Jewett, Texas USA. Self-taught amateur maker from 1983. Stradivari and Guarneri models. Commercial ‘Nicoseco’ oil varnish. Five violins and two bows. Hand crafted by / Jess W. Colwell / Jewett, Texas / No.5 1984 / Jess W. Colwell [Wenberg]

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