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    Arthur Mehrkens

    Red Wing, b. 1917

    Self-taught amateur maker from 1978. Five violins on Stradivari model with clear varnish and slab-cut top. Signed on the exterior of the middle bass rib. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
    Worked Red Wing
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    John Dilworth+

    MEHRKENS, Arthur Born 1917 Red Wing, Minnesota USA. Self-taught amateur maker from 1978. Five violins on Stradivari model with clear varnish and slab-cut top. Signed on the exterior of the middle bass rib. [Wenberg]

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