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Blas Demsar

b. 1903

1936-1970 Slovenia & UK. Pupil of Ivanichevich. Worked at Ljubljana, Slovenia c.1936-1945. Came to England 1958 as a political refugee, and continued working there until c.1970, although some instruments still bear the label of his home town. Cremonese models. Red varnish over brown base. — John Dilworth

Taught by Ivanichevich

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John Dilworth+

DEMSAR, Blas Born 1903 Serbia, Worked circa. 1936-1970 Slovenia & UK. Pupil of Ivanichevich. Worked at Ljubljana, Slovenia c.1936-1945. Came to England 1958 as a political refugee, and continued working there until c.1970, although some instruments still bear the label of his home town. Cremonese models. Red varnish over brown base. Manuscript label: Blaz Demsar / izdelab / Ljubljana 1942

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