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    Leland G. Ridinger

    b. 1919

    RIDINGER, Leland G. Born 1919 Detroit, Michigan, Worked from 1934 Hebron, Ohio USA. Self-taught maker. Retired from the US Air Force 1979. 14 violins on the ‘long’ Stradivari pattern. Commercial Nicoseco varnish. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
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    Auction Price History

    Highest auction price

    £709

    2 results

    Type Details Auction house Sold Price
    ViolinBearing the maker's label, saddle crack, open seams Lot 223—November 2019£191est. $ 400-600
    ViolinLabelled Leland Ridinger, Hebron, OH., Faciebat Anno 1990 Lot 208—February 2013£709est. $ 800-1,200

    Biographies

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    John Dilworth+

    RIDINGER, Leland G. Born 1919 Detroit, Michigan, Worked from 1934 Hebron, Ohio USA. Self-taught maker. Retired from the US Air Force 1979. 14 violins on the ‘long’ Stradivari pattern. Commercial Nicoseco varnish. [Wenberg]

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