Cremona · 1649 to 1740
Historical maker
Named in 1 book.
What the books printed
Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 29.
AMATI (Hieronymus II) — Cremona 1649-1740. Niccolo's third son and his successor. His work is little known and although fine at times, it is inferior to that of his father. His model is large and rather flat. The varnish is of inferior quality and the sound holes are carelessly cut. No 3.
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 11 more Amati pages under A.
Same town, same time
62 other Cremona makers have a year in the 1600s. A few of them:
- born 1648 Fraiser, Giorgio
- born 1649 Stradiva'Ri, Stradiva'Rius
- 1650 to 1670 Albani, P.
- 1650 to 1696 Guarnerius, A.
- 1650 to 1700 Rudger
- 1655 to 1728 Guarneri, Pietro (I) Giovanni