Milan · about 1700
Historical maker
Named in 3 books.
What the books printed
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 55, scan 63.
Lavazza (or Lacasso), Antonio Maria. A maker in Milan about 1700. Followed the Stradivari pattern, used a good varnish, pale red colour. Label: "Antonio Maria Lavazza fece in Milano in contrada larga, 1708."
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 55, scan 65. Held as more than one scan.
Lavazza (or Lacasso), Antonio Maria. A maker in Milan about 1700. Followed the Stradivari pattern, used a good varnish, pale red colour. Label: "Antonio Maria Lavazza fece in Milano in contrada larga, 1708."
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 55, scan 65. Held as more than one scan.
Lavazza (or Lacasso), Antonio Maria. A maker in Milan about 1700. Followed the Stradivari pattern, used a good varnish, pale red colour. Label: "Antonio Maria Lavazza fece in Milano in contrada larga, 1708"
Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 258, scan 282.
LAVAZZA (or Lacasso), Antonio Maria. Milan about 1700; Stradivari pattern; good varnish, pale red.
- Entries from 3 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.
Labels the books quote
- "Antonio Maria Lavazza fece in Milano in contrada larga, 1708." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
- "Antonio Maria Lavazza fece in Milano in contrada larga, 1708." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)
- "Antonio Maria Lavazza fece in Milano in contrada larga, 1708" (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.
Same town, same time
84 other Milan makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:
- 1694 to 1720 Grancino
- 1695 to 1746 Guadagnini, L.
- 1700 Brossa, Francesco
- 1700 to 1720 Mezzadri, F.
- 1700 Mezzadri, Francesco
- about 1700 Santino