Charles Dilmus SMITH

SMITH, Charles Dilmus Born 1909 Notasulga, Alabama, Worked from 1952-1986 Florence, South Dakota USA. Employed as a railway engineer. Established a violin workshop in Florence, South Dakota 1952. Retired 1976 but remained active as a violin maker until after 1986. Stradivari and Guarneri models with own amber or red oil varnish. 127 violins, five violas, and two cellos completed. [Wenberg]