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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]
Violin, ca. 1760 from the Artemio Maestro Versari collection. Don Nicolò Amati [1] (born Nicolò Marchioni or Nicolò Melchioni; [2] 1662–1752) was an Italian violin maker based in Bologna. In 1687 he entered priesthood. He pursued both careers, priesthood and violinmaking, throughout his lifetime. [3]
Count Ignazio Alessandro Cozio di Salabue (1755–1840) was an Italian nobleman who was known as the first great connoisseur and collector of violins. [1] A trove of correspondence and memoirs on the history of violinmaking known as the Carteggio forms the basis of his biography. [2]
Some of his early violins were smaller, with notable exception to this is the 1679 Hellier violin, which had much larger proportions. [31] Stradivari's early (pre-1684) violins are in strong contrast to Amati's instruments from the same time period; Stradivari's have a stronger build; less rounded curves, with the purfling set farther in. [ 32 ...
Giovanni Francesco Pressenda (Lequio Berria (Cuneo), 1777 – Turin, 12 December 1854) was an Italian violin maker.. He completed his apprenticeship in Turin, probably in the workshop of French violin makers such as Lété and Calot.
Giuseppe Fiorini in the 1920s. Giuseppe Fiorini (1861–1934) was an Italian luthier and is considered one of the most important Italian violin makers. He built his first instrument at the age of 16 while working in Bologna.
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 ...
Paolo De Barbieri (1889 in Genoa – 1964) was an Italian violin maker. Trained in Cesare Candi's workshop, Paolo DeBarbieri is now considered one of the best violin makers of the school of Genova. His style changes greatly during the years, but it is always easy recognisable for his unmistakable making technique, based on the 'continuous ...