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

Guadagnini, Giovanni-Antonio

Turin · about 1744

Historical maker

Named in 1 book.

What the books printed

Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 61.
GUADAGNINI (Giovanni-Antonio) — Turin circa 1744. This distinguished maker must belong to the above Guadagnini family. Perhaps Lorenzo's brother. On his labels he calls himself a pupil of Stradivarius. Apparently produced little, as he is scarcely known. No 327.

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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