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Vinaccia, Antonio

Naples · about 1766 to 1774

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 97, scan 105.
Vinaccia, Antonio. The head of a family of makers. He worked in Naples about 1766-74. He made a few violins, on the pattern of Gagliano, but …
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 97, scan 107. Held as more than one scan.
Vinaccia, Antonio. The head of a family of makers. He worked in Naples about 1766-74. He made a few violins, on the pattern of Gagliano, but …
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  • 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.

Labels the books quote

  • "Antonius Vinaccia, Napoli in Via Constantinii, a. 1766." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Antonius Vinaccia, Napoli in Via Constantinii, a. 1766." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 10 more Vinaccia pages under V.

Same town, same time

73 other Naples makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

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