Knut Gunnarsson Helland
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Knut Gunnarson Helland was from Bø
Bø
Bø may refer to the following locations in Norway:*Bø, Nordland, a municipality in Nordland*Bø, Telemark, a municipality in Telemark*Bø, Hordaland, a former municipality in Hordaland*Bø, Andøy in Andøy municipality, Nordland...
in Telemark
Telemark
is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...
, Norway. He worked for a number of years with his brother, the hardanger fiddle maker Olav Gunnarsson Helland
Olav Gunnarsson Helland
Olav Gunnarsson Helland , Norwegian Hardanger fiddle maker from Bø in Telemark.He was the eldest of Gunnar Olavsson Helland's five sons, four of whom became violin makers...
in Notodden
Notodden
is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Notodden....
in Telemark. At the age of 21, he emigrated to the USA and in 1905 he started "Helland Brothers" violin workshop in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, with his brother Gunnar Gunnarsson Helland
Gunnar Gunnarsson Helland
Gunnar Gunnarsson Helland was a Norwegian-American Hardanger fiddle maker.-Background:Gunnar Gunnarsson Helland was a member of the Helland fiddle maker family of Telemark, Norway...
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Knut died on June 27, 1919, three weeks after surgery for appendicitis. His brother, Gunnar continued the workshop alone until it was closed down in 1927.