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    George W. Herpelinck

    Cresco, c.1891–1966

    HERPELINCK, George W. Born 1891 Cresco, d.c.1966 Waterloo, Iowa USA. Self-taught maker, active in Waterloo from 1920. Stradivari and Guarneri models with oil varnish and manuscript label. About 35 violins, five viols, and three cellos completed. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
    Worked Cresco
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    HERPELINCK, George W. Born 1891 Cresco, d.c.1966 Waterloo, Iowa USA. Self-taught maker, active in Waterloo from 1920. Stradivari and Guarneri models with oil varnish and manuscript label. About 35 violins, five viols, and three cellos completed. [Wenberg]

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