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SC 13D/A, 1996-06-03
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                               (Amendment No. 2)*
                                       of
                           Tweedy, Browne Company L.P.

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                               (Amendment No. 2)*
                                       of
                               TBK Partners, L.P.

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                               (Amendment No. 2)*
                                       of
                            Vanderbilt Partners, L.P.

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               CARVER CORPORATION
                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    148881107
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 John D. Spears
                              52 Vanderbilt Avenue
                            New York, New York 10017
                                 (212) 916-0600
                 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                  May 16, 1996
             (Date of Event which Required Filing of this Statement)

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If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is paid with the statement [ ]. (A fee is not
required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act,
but shall be subject to all the provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  148881107                             Page    of   Pages
           ---------                                 ---   ---

     1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
                       TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY L.P. ("TBC")
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a) / / 
                                                                        (b) /x/
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     3    SEC USE ONLY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                 00
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 
          ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                                / / 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                DELAWARE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   7    SOLE VOTING POWER TBC has sole voting power with respect
                        to 126,700 shares held in certain TBC accounts (as
                        hereinafter defined). Additionally, certain of the
                        general partners of TBC may be deemed to have sole power
                        to vote certain shares as more fully set forth herein.
   NUMBER OF       -------------------------------------------------------------
    SHARES         8    SHARED VOTING POWER
  BENEFICIALLY          0 shares
 OWNED BY EACH     -------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING PERSON   9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     WITH               0 shares except that certain of the general partners of
                        TBC may be deemed to have sole power to dispose of
                        certain shares as more fully set forth herein.
                   -------------------------------------------------------------
                   10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        145,350 shares held in accounts of TBC (as hereinafter 
                        defined).
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
          145,350 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                            /x/ 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
          3.95%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                  BD, IA & PN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  148881107                             Page    of   Pages
           ---------                                 ---   ---

     1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
               TBK PARTNERS, L.P. ("TBK")
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a) / / 
                                                                        (b) /x/
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     3    SEC USE ONLY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*
               WC AND BK
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 
          ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                                / / 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                DELAWARE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   7    SOLE VOTING POWER  12,000 shares, except that the
                        general partners in TBK, solely by reason of their
                        positions as such, may be deemed to have shared power to
                        vote those shares.
   NUMBER OF       -------------------------------------------------------------
    SHARES         8    SHARED VOTING POWER
  BENEFICIALLY          0 shares
 OWNED BY EACH     -------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING PERSON   9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     WITH               12,000 shares, except that the general partners in TBK,
                        solely by reason of their positions as such, may be
                        deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.      
                    ------------------------------------------------------------
                   10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        0 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
          12,000 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                             / /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
          0.33%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                 PN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  148881107                             Page 4  of  11  Pages
           ---------                                 ---    ----

     1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
               VANDERBILT PARTNERS, L.P. ("VANDERBILT")
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a) / / 
                                                                        (b) /x/
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     3    SEC USE ONLY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*
               WC AND BK
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 
          ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                                / / 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                DELAWARE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   7    SOLE VOTING POWER  10,000 shares, except that the
                        general partners in Vanderbilt, solely by reason of
                        their positions as such, may be deemed to have shared
                        power to vote these shares.
   NUMBER OF       -------------------------------------------------------------
    SHARES         8    SHARED VOTING POWER
  BENEFICIALLY          0 shares
 OWNED BY EACH     -------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING PERSON   9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     WITH               10,000 shares, except that the general partners in 
                        Vanderbilt,solely by reason of their positions as such,
                        may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.
                    ------------------------------------------------------------
                   10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        0 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
          10,000 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                            / /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
          0.27%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                 PN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.

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PRELIMINARY NOTE

         The persons filing this Amendment No. 2 are (i) Tweedy, Browne Company
L.P. ("TBC"), a Delaware limited partnership, (ii) TBK Partners, L.P. ("TBK"), a
Delaware limited partnership and (iii) Vanderbilt Partners, L.P. ("Vanderbilt"),
a Delaware limited partnership. This Amendment No. 2 amends a Statement on
Schedule 13D filed by TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt dated September 13, 1993 (the
"Statement"). The filing of this Amendment No. 2 should not be deemed an
admission that TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt comprise a group within the meaning of
Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Act").

         This Amendment No. 2 relates to the Common Stock, $.01 par value (the
"Common Stock"), of Carver Corporation (the "Company"), which, to the best
knowledge of the persons filing this Amendment No. 2, is a company organized
under the laws of Washington, with its principal executive offices located at
201201-48th Avenue West, Lynwood, Washington 98036.

         This Amendment No. 2 contains information regarding shares of Common
Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by TBC. Such shares are held
in the accounts of various customers of TBC, with respect to which it has
obtained sole or shared voting power.

         This Amendment No. 2 is being filed because the filing persons are no
longer subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13(d)(3) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") as a result of the disposition of
their respective shares of Common Stock in open market transactions.

          Other than as set forth below, to the best knowledge of TBC, TBK and
Vanderbilt, there has been no material change in the information set forth in
response to Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 of the Statement, as amended. Accordingly,
those Items are omitted from this Amendment No. 2.

ITEM 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

         (a) As a result of the disposition of 25,500 shares of Common Stock in
open market transactions, as of the date hereof, TBC may be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of an aggregate of 145,350 shares of Common Stock, which
constitutes approximately 3.95% of the 3,679,538 shares of Common Stock which
TBC believes to be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. The
TBC Shares are held in the TBC Accounts.

          As a result of the disposition of 8,000 shares of Common Stock in open
market transactions, as of the date hereof, TBK beneficially owns directly
12,000 shares of Common Stock, which constitutes approximately 0.33% of the
3,679,538 shares of Common Stock which TBK believes to be the total number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding.

         Vanderbilt beneficially owns directly 10,000 shares of Common Stock,
which constitutes approximately 0.27% of the 3,679,538 shares of Common Stock
which Vanderbilt believes to be the total number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding.

         Each of TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt disclaims that it is the beneficial
owner of any of the shares of Common Stock held in the TBC Accounts. The
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which TBC, TBK and
Vanderbilt could be deemed to be the beneficial owner as of the date hereof, is
167,350 shares, which constitutes approximately 4.55% of the 3,679,538 shares of
Common Stock, which the filing persons believe to be the total number of shares
of Common Stock outstanding, but nothing contained herein shall be construed as
an admission that TBC is the beneficial owner of any of the TBC Shares.

         The aggregate number of shares and percentage of Common Stock with
respect to which each of the General Partners may be deemed to be the beneficial
owner by reason of his being a general partner of TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt,
respectively, is 167,350 shares, which constitutes approximately 4.55% of the
3,679,538 shares of Common Stock outstanding. The aggregate number of shares and
percentage of Common Stock with respect to which Thomas P. Knapp may be deemed
to be a beneficial owner by reason of his being a general partner of TBK is
12,000 shares of Common Stock which constitutes approximately 0.33% of the
3,679,538 shares of Common Stock outstanding. However, nothing contained herein
shall be construed as an admission that any of the General Partners or Thomas P.
Knapp is the beneficial owner of

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any shares of Common Stock, except as set forth herein as expressly and
admittedly being beneficially owned by a particular General Partner or Thomas P.
Knapp.

         Each of TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt disclaims beneficial ownership of
Common Stock held by the other. Except as described herein, to the best
knowledge of TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt, no person who may be deemed to comprise a
group with any of TBC, TBK, Vanderbilt, or any other person named in Item 2
hereof, beneficially owns any shares of Common Stock.

         (b) TBC has investment discretion with respect to 145,350 shares of
Common Stock held by the TBC Accounts and has sole power to dispose or direct
the disposition of all of such shares. Of these shares of Common Stock, TBC has
sole power to vote or to direct the voting of 126,700 shares of Common Stock
held in certain TBC Accounts.

         Each of the General Partners of TBC, solely by reason of their
positions as such, may be deemed to have (i) shared power to dispose of or to
direct the disposition of all of the shares of Common Stock held in the TBC
Accounts; and (ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote of 126,700 shares of
Common Stock held in certain TBC Accounts.

         TBK has the sole power to vote or direct the voting of and dispose or
direct the disposition of the TBK Shares. Each of the General Partners and
Thomas P. Knapp, solely by reason of their positions as general partners, may be
deemed to have shared power to vote or direct the vote of and to dispose or
direct the disposition of the TBK Shares.

         Vanderbilt has the sole power to vote or direct the voting of and
dispose or direct the disposition of the Vanderbilt Shares. Each of the General
Partners of Vanderbilt, solely by reason of their positions as such, may be
deemed to have shared power to vote or direct the vote of and to dispose or
direct the disposition of the Vanderbilt Shares.

         (c) No transactions in Common Stock were effected by Vanderbilt during
the sixty-day period ended as of the date hereof. During the sixty-day period
ended as of the date hereof, TBC and TBK have sold shares of Common Stock in
open market transactions as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        NO OF SHARES              PRICE
TBC ACCOUNTS                            SOLD                      PER SHARE
<S>                                     <C>                       <C>

05/14/96                                 5,000                       $3 7/16
05/16/96                                20,500                       $3 7/16

TBK

05/14/96                                 8,000                       $3 7/16
</TABLE>



         (d) To the best knowledge of TBC, each of the persons maintaining an
account with TBC has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of
dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock
held in said person's TBC Account.

         To the best knowledge of TBK, no person other than TBK has the right to
receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds
from the sale of, the TBK Shares, except that the General Partners and Thomas P.
Knapp may be deemed to have such rights and powers solely by reason of being
general partners in TBK.

         To the best knowledge of Vanderbilt, no person other than Vanderbilt
has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from,
or the proceeds from the sale of, the Vanderbilt Shares, except that the General
Partners in Vanderbilt may be deemed to have such rights and powers solely by
reason of being general partners in Vanderbilt.

         (e) TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than 5% of Common Stock on May 16, 1996.

 
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                                    SIGNATURE

         Each of Tweedy, Browne Company L.P., TBK Partners, L.P. and Vanderbilt
Partners, L.P., after reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and
belief, hereby certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is
true, complete and correct.

                                                     TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY L.P.

                                                     By
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       Christopher H. Browne
                                                       General Partner

                                                     TBK PARTNERS, L.P.

                                                     By
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       Christopher H. Browne
                                                       General Partner

                                                     VANDERBILT PARTNERS, L.P.

                                                     By
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       Christopher H. Browne
                                                       General Partner

Dated: May 30, 1996




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