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    William Edward Slaby

    b. 1916

    Pupil of Joseph Deulin in Detroit from 1958. 25 instruments made on Stradivari and Guarneri models. Tertis pattern violas. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
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    John Dilworth+

    SLABY, William Edward Born 1916 Traverse City, Worked Royal Oak, Michigan USA. Pupil of Joseph Deulin in Detroit from 1958. 25 instruments made on Stradivari and Guarneri models. Tertis pattern violas. [Wenberg]

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