Bologna · 1740
Historical maker
Named in 1 book.
What the books printed
The violin, Hart, George, 1839-1891. [from old catalog]. London, Dubau and co. [etc.], 1875. Page 97, scan 149.
GUIDANTUS, Giovanni F., Bologna, 1740. Model high. Sound-hole long. Instruments undersized. Purfling badly let in; the outer form inelegant, particularly the middle bouts.
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.
Same town, same time
35 other Bologna makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:
- 1740 Andres, Dominique
- 1740 Andrés, Domenico
- about 1740 Calvarola, Camillo
- about 1740 Guidanti, Giovanni
- 1740 to 1795 Marchi, Giovanni Antonio
- 1742 to 1772 Belviglieri, Gregorio