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

Loly, Jacopo

Naples · 1627

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 58, scan 66.
Loly, Jacopo. Was working in Naples in 1627; followed the pattern of Grancino; used yellow varnish; his instruments were not arched, and the wood was of too hard a quality. He made some large-sized tenors.
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 58, scan 68. Held as more than one scan.
Loly, Jacopo. Was working in Naples in 1627; followed the pattern of Grancino; used yellow varnish; his instruments were not arched, and the wood was of too hard a quality. He made some large-sized tenors.
  • Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and the software judged them near-certain the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.

Same town, same time

10 other Naples makers have a year in the 1600s. A few of them:

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