Amati > Makers Archive > Roy Elwyn Gooing

Roy Elwyn Gooing

Biographies

John Dilworth

GOOING, Roy Elwyn Born 1915 St John, Kansas, Worked from c.1955 Klamath Falls, Oregon USA. Self-taught amateur maker. About 20 instruments made on Stradivari and Guarneri models, using commercial Nicoseco varnish and his own terpene resin recipe. Used a variety of hardwoods, local and exotic. “The Megan” / Roy Made by Roy E. Gooing / Klamath Falls, Oregon / 18 Jan 1985 [Wenberg]

Sell your instrument with Amati

Get started by uploading photos of your instrument for our experts to review.