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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Mr. Claus

instrument repairer

Biography

Mr. Claus was a New York craftsman to whom Dr. Alexander Anderson entrusted an old violin, acquired from Mr. Pierce, for repair and varnishing in 1792, according to Anderson's diary. Anderson later paid Claus two and one half dollars for the work.

Highlights

  • Repaired and varnished Dr. Alexander Anderson's old violin in 1792.

Source

Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), pp. 100, 101.

Public domain.

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