Grandson of Essex County, New York, violin maker Henry Lewis Flagg, Russell de Gree Flag studied violin making with Charles Eastbrook.
Flagg used commercial oil varnish, typically orange-red or red-brown in hue.
A resident of Rutland, VT, he began to use old wood recovered from local covered bridges beginning in 1933 .
Henley, William (1973), Universal Dictionary of Violin and Bow Makers, I B D Ltd., ISBN 978-0-685-79570-5 Wenberg, Thomas (1986), Violin Makers of the United States, Mt.
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