Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Guadagnini, Gaetano

Turin · about 1750

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 40, scan 48.
Guadagnini, Gaetano, son of Giambattista, grandson of Lorenzo. Worked at Turin about 1750. He made few new instruments, but chiefly repaired old ones. His son, Carlo, was also a maker.
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 40, scan 50.
Guadagnini, Gaetano, son of Giambattista, grandson of Lorenzo. Worked at Turin about 1750. He made few new instruments, but chiefly repaired old ones. His son, Carlo, was also a maker.
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  • Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and we are not sure they mean the same person. That is on hold until somebody settles it.

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 28 more Guadagnini pages under G.

Same town, same time

30 other Turin makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

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