John Gunnarsson Helland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian fiddle maker
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Place of Birth: Bø i Telemark, Eastern Norway, Norway
About John Gunnarsson Helland
- Jon Gunnarsson Helland (1897–1977) was a Norwegian Hardanger fiddle maker from Bø in Telemark, Norway. John Gunnarson Helland, was the fourth of the five Gunnar Olavsson Helland sons.
- He began work in his father's workshop and then went to Notodden, Telemark, where he made some of his best fiddles. From 1917 to 1927, he travelled in Sweden and Germany.
- He later operated a workshop for fiddles and violins and a music shop in Skien.
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