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Otello Bignami (August 6, 1914 – December 1, 1989) was an Italian violin maker from Bologna. Life ... "In his rare moments dedicated to relaxation, Otello ventured ...
Amati (/ ə ˈ m ɑː t i /, Italian:) is the last name of a family of Italian violin makers who lived at Cremona from about 1538 to 1740. Their importance is considered equal to those of the Bergonzi, Guarneri, and Stradivari families. Today, violins created by Nicolò Amati are valued at around $600,000. [1]
Raffaele Fiorini (15 July 1828 – 18 October 1898) was an influential Italian violin maker. Innovator, personality and pioneer of the rebirth of Bolognese violinmaking, Fiorini was born at Musiano di Pian di Macina di Pianoro near Bologna. He spent his early years in Bazzano, where he learned the first elements of the craft while working with ...
Subsequently, another Paris violin dealer, Albert Caressa, noted that in the year 1914 this violin was the property of a Monsieur Charles Lebrun. Mr. Lebrun was a former attorney of considerable wealth who, according to the sales ledgers, had also owned other rare violins by Antonio Stradivari, Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu, and Vincenzo Rugeri ...
STORY: This rare Stradivari violin could fetch $11 million at auctionThe 'Hellier' Stradivarius was made by Antonio Stradivari in 1679It's engraved with ivory diamonds and finished with a golden ...
A Stradivarius bow, The King Charles IV Violin Bow attributed to the Stradivari Workshop, is currently in the collection of the National Music Museum Object number: 04882, at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota. The Rawlins Gallery violin bow, NMM 4882, is attributed to the workshop of Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, c. 1700 ...
Machold Rare Violins, ... The company was established in 1861 in Markneukirchen as a violin manufacturer. The owner was Dietmar Harry Joachim Machold, born in 1949 ...
Pietro Giovanni Guarneri (1655–1720), also known as Pietro da Mantua or Peter Guarnerius of Mantua was a violin maker of the Guarneri family who also worked as a professional musician. Today his instruments are highly regarded, though quite rare. They are played by musicians such as Joseph Szigeti.