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    Carl E. Shepard

    b. 1921

    SHEPARD, Carl E. Born 1921 Spurgeon, d. after 1982 Bloomington Indiana USA. Academic historian and amateur maker, active from 1937 in Oakland, Mount Vernon, and Bloomington. Most instruments made after retirement 1982. Guarneri-derived model. Commercial oil varnish; golden or orange brown. — John Dilworth
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    SHEPARD, Carl E. Born 1921 Spurgeon, d. after 1982 Bloomington Indiana USA. Academic historian and amateur maker, active from 1937 in Oakland, Mount Vernon, and Bloomington. Most instruments made after retirement 1982. Guarneri-derived model. Commercial oil varnish; golden or orange brown. 30 violins and one viola completed. [Wenberg]

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