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    Amati > Makers Archive > P > Frank Palfy

    Frank Palfy

    b. 1900

    1941-1974 St. Petersburg, Florida USA. Emigrated to the USA. Part-time repairer from 1941. First violin dated 1974. Stradivari, Guarneri, and personal models. About 39 instruments completed. Yellow or red-brown commercial oil varnish. Branded internally. — John Dilworth
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    PALFY, Frank Born 1900 Austria, Worked circa. 1941-1974 St. Petersburg, Florida USA. Emigrated to the USA. Part-time repairer from 1941. First violin dated 1974. Stradivari, Guarneri, and personal models. About 39 instruments completed. Yellow or red-brown commercial oil varnish. Branded internally. Frank Palfy / Violin 1975 Maker / St. Petersburg, Fla. [Wenberg]

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