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    Monroe H. Lovette

    Arkansas, 1889–1969

    LOVETTE, Monroe H. Born 1889 Arkansas, died 1969 Kansas, Oklahoma USA. Chicken farmer and self-taught violin maker from 1957. About 40 instruments completed. Coarsely made on personal model with own turpentine varnish using various local timbers. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
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    LOVETTE, Monroe H. Born 1889 Arkansas, died 1969 Kansas, Oklahoma USA. Chicken farmer and self-taught violin maker from 1957. About 40 instruments completed. Coarsely made on personal model with own turpentine varnish using various local timbers. [Wenberg]

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