Liuteria Parmense
For those who are interested in history of violin making, here is a wonderful site celebrating the violin making tradition of the Piedmontese School from 17th century to the present.
The patriarchs of this school include Guadagini, Felix Mori Costa, Gaspare Lorenzini, Ferdinando and Giovanni Leoni, Giuseppe Tarasconi, Raffaele Fiorini, Carlettis, the Pollastris, Monterumici, Cesare Candi and Otello Bignami.
"Raffaele Fiorini's son, Giuseppe, on the contrary, gave birth to a different approach, aiming above all to recover the methods of classical violin-making, and was followed by Ansaldo Poggi, Simone Ferdinando Sacconi and Giancarlo Giucciardi.
In Parma the 20th century tradition commenced with Gaetano Sgarabotto, who served his apprenticeship in the workshop of the Bisiachs, and can therefore be traced back to a Milanese origin." - www.liuteria-parmense.com
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yes, superb maker.
There are others that are excellent of the same period:
A. Poggi, Antoniazzi, Sgarabotto, Ornati, Garimberti, Giuseppe Pedrazzini, Carlo Bisiach, Igino Sderci, G. Lucci, O. Bignami.
Here are some informative sites as well as publications on the Bolognese violin making:
http://www.florenusedizioni.com/ilsuono.htm
http://www.ilsuonodibologna.org/en/overhist.htm
http://www.ilsuonodibologna.org/en/bignshop.htm
I think that G. Fiorini and A. Poggi are probably the heavyweights of the pack (Bolognese makers).
It's trends like in anything else. Today it's Coca Cola, tomorrow it's
Pepsi.
As far as Antoniazzi:
"As is known, after the death of the last great Cremonese Masters after the middle of the 18th century, only the Cerutis remained in Cremona to prevent that memorable tradition from dying out completely. It was the Antoniazzis who undertook the task of transferring the scant knowledge saved from oblivion from Cremona to Milan." - Liuteria Parmense
Yes you read it right about D. P.
Rocchi is a powerful fiddle (with lots of thickness on it).
I think Melanese have been treated very well in the market.....
I'll keep you posted. You could have a nice copy made by Paul Siefried?
Paul just made a frog copy (for a friend of mine) for a Tourte bow that is just superb.
Peter, i did email you Paul's info. did you get my email?
No I haven't received anything Gennady....
I emailed via v.com.
Perhaps you should update your email address in your profile section.
Do you have that article Gennady? I would love to read it....
which article are you referring to.....?
I've had work done by him, and have many friends who have as well. His own bows are excellent and beautiful as well.
I have emailed you the info again. let me know if you got it.
Thank you again Gennady for the address and I will be in touch with Paul this week.
BTW,
getting back to the makers of Bologna.
Did I mention that Giuseppe Fiorini is considered one of Italy's great masters of the 20th century.
i do know colleagues who play them.
It would be nice to see who else on v.com plays one.
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