John Gunnarsson Helland

John Gunnarsson Helland

Jon Gunnarsson Helland (1897 - 1977) was a Norwegian Hardanger fiddle maker from Bø in Telemark.

John Gunnarson Helland, the fourth of the five Gunnarsson Helland brothers, began his work in his father, Gunnar Olavsson Helland'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.

See also

*The Helland fiddle maker family


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