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    Frank Hobson

    Glenallen, 1899–1984

    Self-taught amateur maker, active from 1944. About 50 instruments on Stradivari model. Pale coloured commercial varnishes. Manuscript label. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
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    John Dilworth+

    HOBSON, Frank Born 1899, died 1984 Glenallen, Alaska USA. Self-taught amateur maker, active from 1944. About 50 instruments on Stradivari model. Pale coloured commercial varnishes. Manuscript label. [Wenberg]

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