Stephen Savage
b. 1874
Born 1874 Thames, Worked from 1916 Rarotonga New Zealand Early work using native New Zealand woods. Later imported tone wood from Europe. Stradivari and Guarneri models. Commercial varnish obtained from V. C. Squier of orange- to red-brown colour. Stephen Savage / Violin Maker / Rarotonga, Cook Isla\u{2026} — John Dilworth
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SAVAGE, Stephen Born 1874 Thames, Worked from 1916 Rarotonga New Zealand Early work using native New Zealand woods. Later imported tone wood from Europe. Stradivari and Guarneri models. Commercial varnish obtained from V. C. Squier of orange- to red-brown colour. Stephen Savage / Violin Maker / Rarotonga, Cook Islands, New Zealand. / no.. Anno 1924.
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