Palmerstone School
James Hewitt
Palmerstone, b. 1867
J. Bowman. Stradivari and Guarneri models accurately made, using imported European tonewoods. Much investigation into varnish resulted in his own amber-oil recipe. Earlier work used commercial oil varnish produced by J. E. Harris of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Signed: ‘James Hewitt, 1924’ Made by / James Hew\u{2026} — John Dilworth
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HEWITT, James Born 1867 Palmerstone, Worked from 1885 Auckland New Zealand Pupil of his uncle W. J. Bowman. Stradivari and Guarneri models accurately made, using imported European tonewoods. Much investigation into varnish resulted in his own amber-oil recipe. Earlier work used commercial oil varnish produced by J. E. Harris of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Signed: ‘James Hewitt, 1924’ Made by / James Hewitt / Auckland, 1924
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