Callier-Scollard Violins
Craig Scollard

50 E. Green St. Suite 142
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626) 795-2870

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# 1
Friday, 04/22/2011
Lenore Schlimmer
I heard that Frank made a violin for Jack Benny & wonder if you can verify. Also that Frank made a pocket sized violin & case for a world renowned customer(don't know who). The violinist was delighted gave Frank 2 tickets to his next performance & then introduced Frank to the audience. I would like to know if there is anyway to verify this information & if you know who the violinist was & what happened to miniature violin & case.Thank you.
Sincerely, Lenore Schlimmer
Pocket Violin
Saturday, 04/20/2013
Robert May
Lenore,
I am one of Frank Callier's great-grandsons (Franks youngest daughter Irene, is my mother's mother). My grandmother mentioned the violin that could fold up and be put into a pocket, many times when I was a child. But I never saw it, or even a picture. She might have seen it when she visited her dad or he might have just told her about it. I know she thought it was pretty neat that he made such a thing.
I never heard about a violin for Jack Benny.
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Monday, 04/22/2013
Robert May
I asked my Mom if she knew anything about this. She is quite sure the folding violin was for David Rubinoff. She said there was an article in the paper about it, but we don't seem to have that article. She said Rubinoff was paranoid about his violins being stolen. That's the reason for the folding voilin, so he could hide it. He was also so afraid of his stradivarius being stolen, even while he was carrying it, that he had it hand-cuffed to his arm.

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