Solomon Dornhelm

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DORNHELM, Solomon Born 1905 Lemberg Austria, died 1978 New York USA. Violinist. Emigrated to New York 1940. Part-time maker and experimenter; developed method of bending the plates from flat boards by soaking and pressing under heat. Different varnish formulae used. About 45 instruments and 12 bows completed. Branded: ‘Solomon Dornhelm’. Manuscript label. [Wenberg]

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