Brechin School
William Dewars
Brechin, b. 1878
Some instruments labelled from Brechin up until 1914, when he emigrated to Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Stradivari and Guarneri models; proficient work using commercial Whitelaw varnish. Manuscript label: Wm. Dewars / Maker. / Brechin. Jan. 12, 1902. [Rattray] — John Dilworth
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John Dilworth+
DEWARS, William Born 1878 Brechin, Scotland UK. Some instruments labelled from Brechin up until 1914, when he emigrated to Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Stradivari and Guarneri models; proficient work using commercial Whitelaw varnish. Manuscript label: Wm. Dewars / Maker. / Brechin. Jan. 12, 1902. [Rattray]
William Meredith Morris+
He was born at Brechin, September 10, 1878. He is a young maker of great promise, and already makes good instruments on the Guarneri and Stradivari models. He uses good wood, of a pretty figure, and varnishes with Hardie’s or Whitelaw’s varnish. The tone is large and responsive. Facsimile label :—
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