Frank Barstow

Highest auction price achieved
£ 1650.00

By John Dilworth

BARSTOW, Frank b. Marietta, Ohio, d.c.1940 Detroit, Michigan USA. Pupil of George Gemunder. Worked for H. R. Knopf in New York. Established his own business in Pittsburgh c.1908-1915, subsequently moving to Elkhart, Indiana, to lead the violin department of C. G. Conn. Fell out with the company and went to Wurlitzer in Detroit in 1935. Small production, using Gemunder’s varnish. [Wenberg]

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 35.8 cm Pittsburgh, Early 20th C. n°149 Thu 1st April 10 £ 1650.00

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