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Thomas Girvan

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GIRVAN, Thomas Born 1847 Dalkeith, Scotland, Worked 1865-1900 Edinburgh UK. Amateur maker. Only made about 20 violins. Stradivari model with yellow spirit varnish; later used oil. Manuscript label: Thomas Girvan / Edinburgh, 1868

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