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James H. Ingram

Tennessee, 1861–1918

INGRAM, James H. Born 1861 Tennessee, died 1918 Charlotte, North Carolina USA. Devised the ‘20th Century Violin’, made by assembling 42 strips of wood to make the belly, slightly lesser number making up the back. Assisted by his sons, James and William. Not successful. — John Dilworth
Worked Tennessee
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INGRAM, James H. Born 1861 Tennessee, died 1918 Charlotte, North Carolina USA. Devised the ‘20th Century Violin’, made by assembling 42 strips of wood to make the belly, slightly lesser number making up the back. Assisted by his sons, James and William. Not successful.

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