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    Charles W. Gadd

    Spokane, b. 1915

    GADD, Charles W. Born 1915 Spokane, Washington USA. Engineer and amateur maker since 1930. Involved in varnish and acoustic research since retirement 1976. Active in Orchard Park, Michigan, and from 1983 in Hendersonville, North Carolina. — John Dilworth
    Worked Spokane
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    GADD, Charles W. Born 1915 Spokane, Washington USA. Engineer and amateur maker since 1930. Involved in varnish and acoustic research since retirement 1976. Active in Orchard Park, Michigan, and from 1983 in Hendersonville, North Carolina. 14 violins and six violas made on Stradivari and Guarneri models with commercial varnish. [Wenberg]

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