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    Amati > Makers Archive > G > Raleigh Augustus Garrett

    Raleigh Augustus Garrett

    Atwood, 1893–1980

    Musician and violin maker. Classical models. Developed a varnish which was used by many contemporaries in the USA involving a filler paste ground and a previously unexploited varnish resin. Used local woods. Over 100 instruments made. R. A. Garrett Anno / Violin Maker 1926 / Mansfield, Illo. A.F. — John Dilworth
    Worked Atwood
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    GARRETT, Raleigh Augustus Born 1893 Atwood, died 1980 Mansfield, Illinois USA. Musician and violin maker. Classical models. Developed a varnish which was used by many contemporaries in the USA involving a filler paste ground and a previously unexploited varnish resin. Used local woods. Over 100 instruments made. R. A. Garrett Anno / Violin Maker 1926 / Mansfield, Illo. A.F. & A.M.

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