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    L. H. Cornell

    Centralia, b. 1870

    CORNELL, L. H. Born 1870 Centralia, Illinois, d. after 1942 Fort Jones, California USA. Amateur violin and bow maker in Minneapolis c.1927. Later in Fort Jones until after 1942. Stradivari model copied from an instrument in his own possession. Red-brown copal oil varnish of his own formulation. — John Dilworth
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    CORNELL, L. H. Born 1870 Centralia, Illinois, d. after 1942 Fort Jones, California USA. Amateur violin and bow maker in Minneapolis c.1927. Later in Fort Jones until after 1942. Stradivari model copied from an instrument in his own possession. Red-brown copal oil varnish of his own formulation. Bows on a Tourte pattern. L. H. Cornell Minneapolis. Minn.

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