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Frederick J. Markert

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John Dilworth

MARKERT, Frederick J. Born 1899, died 1970 New York USA. Established the firm of F. J. Markert & Co. in 1920. Later taken over by his brother and sister. Worked for Century Music in White Plains, New York c.1940-1950, and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as a violin restorer. Only one new violin recorded. Chiefly occupied with repair and restoration. [Wenberg]

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