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    Samuel D. Freeman

    Boiling Springs, Virginia, b. 1909

    FREEMAN, Samuel D. Born 1909 Mathews County, Virginia, Worked Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania USA. Amateur maker since 1935. On retirement from the Aircraft Industry 1970, joined Edward Campbell to work full-time making instruments. 54 violins, five violas, and nine cellos completed. — John Dilworth
    Worked Boiling Springs, Virginia
    Made Viola
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    Auction Price History

    Highest auction price

    £1,322
    Type Details Auction house Sold Price
    Viola42.3 cm Boiling Springs, 1984 n°54—July 2011£1,322

    Biographies

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    John Dilworth+

    FREEMAN, Samuel D. Born 1909 Mathews County, Virginia, Worked Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania USA. Amateur maker since 1935. On retirement from the Aircraft Industry 1970, joined Edward Campbell to work full-time making instruments. 54 violins, five violas, and nine cellos completed. Stradivari, Guarneri, and personal models. Used Michelman and own-prepared oil varnishes. [Wenberg]

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