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Paul F. Kissner

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John Dilworth

KISSNER, Paul F. b. Joliet, Illinois, d.c.1930 Seattle, Washington USA. Pupil of Robert Pelz in Chicago 1896-1899, before working briefly in London. Returned to America and established in Portland, Oregon 1920, finally settling in Seattle 1925. More than 50 instruments made on Stradivari model. [Wenberg]

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