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    Elmer F. South

    b. 1913

    SOUTH, Elmer F. Born 1913, Worked from 1981 Detroit Lakes, Minnesota USA. Amateur maker. Pupil of James Hoots. 32 violins and two violas on Stradivari model. Commercial oil varnish. Local materials. Manuscript label. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
    Taught by James Hoots
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    SOUTH, Elmer F. Born 1913, Worked from 1981 Detroit Lakes, Minnesota USA. Amateur maker. Pupil of James Hoots. 32 violins and two violas on Stradivari model. Commercial oil varnish. Local materials. Manuscript label. [Wenberg]

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