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Amati, Guiseppe

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Amati, Guiseppe. Said to have lived in Bologna first part of 17th century, he used oil varnish for his violins and basses, the tone was clear and sweet.

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    1. 1703-23, were supposed to have been made either by Sneider of Pavia or G. B. Rogeri of Brescia; several instruments dated 1729 are known. In an old Amati violin repaired by Bros. Mantegazza of Milan, in 1806, was found written at the base of the neck, "Revisto e corretto da me Girolamo, figlio di Niccolò Amati, Cremona, 1710." Girolamo married Angiola Carettoni, 1678; his son Giuseppe, born 1684, did not become a violin maker.
    3. Amati, Guiseppe. Said to have lived in Bologna first part of 17th century, he used oil varnish for his violins and basses, the tone was clear and sweet.
    5. Amati, Nicola, younger brother of Andrea Amati, is said to have worked with him, 1568-80, then by himself till 1586. His basses are best known, slightly arched back and front, with oil varnish, the tone excellent, only the fourth string often weak owing to the instrument being too narrow and short in proportion to its thickness. Two basses are dated respectively 1568 and 1586.

  2. A dictionary of violin makers (n.d.)

    Amati, Guiseppe. Said to have lived in Bologna first part of 17th century, he used oil varnish for his violins and basses, the tone was clear and sweet.

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    1. 1703-23 were supposed to have been made either by Sneider of Pavia or G. B. Rogeri of Brescia; several instruments dated 1729 are known. In an old Amati violin repaired by Bros. Mantegazza of Milan, in 1806, was found written at the base of the neck, "Revisto e corretto da me Girolamo, figlio di Niccolò Amati, Cremona, 1710." Girolamo married Angiola Carettoni, 1678; his son Giuseppe, born 1684, did not become a violin maker.
    3. Amati, Guiseppe. Said to have lived in Bologna first part of 17th century, he used oil varnish for his violins and basses, the tone was clear and sweet.
    5. Amati, Nicola, younger brother of Andrea Amati, is said to have worked with him, 1568-80, then by himself till 1586. His basses are best known, slightly arched back and front, with oil varnish, the tone excellent, only the fourth string often weak owing to the instrument being too narrow and short in proportion to its thickness. Two basses are dated respectively 1568 and 1586.

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What this record rests on is A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1896), naming this maker and nothing more. 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. Nothing else on this site confirms it and no claim has been invented beyond that naming — not established, until someone can tell us more.

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Places and dates of work
Amati, Guiseppe. Said to have lived in Bologna first part of 17th century, he used oil varnish for his violins and basses, the tone was clear and sweet. reported1
Places and dates of work
Amati, Guiseppe. Said to have lived in Bologna first part of 17th century, he used oil varnish for his violins and basses, the tone was clear and sweet. reported1
Places and dates of work
Amati, Guiseppe. Said to have lived in Bologna first part of 17th century, he used oil varnish for his violins and basses, the tone was clear and sweet. reported1

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3 of the 3 lines here were read from machine text (software that turns a photo of a page into words), not by a person looking at the page image. 1 of them rests on a section heading above a list of names, not on a trade word printed on its own line: “A DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN MAKERS.”.

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The books behind this record

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  1. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  2. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol1899stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol1899stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London ; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai_0. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai_0.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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