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    Oscar Shapiro

    b. 1909

    C. USA. Violinist and amateur maker. Pupil of Willis Gault. Four violins on Stradivari model. Commercial Nicoseco golden-yellow varnish. Clean workmanship. — John Dilworth
    Taught by Willis Gault
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    SHAPIRO, Oscar Born 1909 Boston, Massachusetts, Worked from 1953 Washington D.C. USA. Violinist and amateur maker. Pupil of Willis Gault. Four violins on Stradivari model. Commercial Nicoseco golden-yellow varnish. Clean workmanship.

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