Raymond S. Doerr

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DOERR, Raymond S. Born 1912, died 1998 Battle Creek, Michigan USA. Brother of Keith Doerr, above. Engineer. Full-time violin maker since retirement in 1960; made first instrument in 1938. Stradivari- and Guarneri-derived models. Enthusiastic varnish maker. Acquired the wood stocks of the V. C. Squier’s shop. Author of The Violin Maker’s Handbook (Battle Creek, 1985). Manuscript label.

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