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Lawrence Drake

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John Dilworth

DRAKE, Lawrence Born 1893 Iowa, d.c.1978 Eugene, Oregon USA. Pupil of Loren Harmon in Cedar Rapids. First instrument completed 1910. Moved to Eugene 1917. Part-time maker. Stradivari, Guarneri, and Gaspar models; Tertis pattern viola. Commercial oil varnish. Completed six violins and one viola. [Wenberg]

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