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Knud Michael Vestergaard

b. 1905

Merling in Copenhagen. Violin and bow maker. Personal (known as ‘Vega’) and Tertis model violas, personal violin patterns, and the ‘Vega’ Bach bow, an out curved design for baroque chordal playing. Diplomas awarded at The Hague 1949 and Paris 1955. — John Dilworth
Taught by P. Merling
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John Dilworth+

VESTERGAARD, Knud Michael Born 1905 Abed, Worked Viby Denmark Pupil of P. Merling in Copenhagen. Violin and bow maker. Personal (known as ‘Vega’) and Tertis model violas, personal violin patterns, and the ‘Vega’ Bach bow, an out curved design for baroque chordal playing. Diplomas awarded at The Hague 1949 and Paris 1955. Knud Vestergaard / Anno 1948 / Viby J. Denmark [Woodcock]

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