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Alvin W. VANDORSTEN

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John Dilworth

VAN DORSTEN, Alvin W. Born 1859 Ohio, d.c.1940 Chicago, Illinois USA. Active in Chicago from 1874. Idiosyncratic maker, occupied chiefly with ‘retoning’ old instruments, mainly by regraduating the plates. About 25 violins, 12 violas, and 22 cellos. Various experimental models and distinctive bass bar arrangements. No 17 / A. W. Van Dorston / Maker. Jan: 1911

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