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Bortolotti, Luigi

Milan · 1810 to 1815

Historical maker

Named in 4 books.

Also recorded as: Bortolotti, L.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 11, scan 19.
Bortolotti, Luigi. A maker in Milan about 1810-15. His instruments are carefully made, with yellow varnish. "Luigi Bortolotti, 1815," was found stamped on a cither.
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 11, scan 21. Held as more than one scan.
Bortolotti, Luigi. A maker in Milan about 1810-15. His instruments are carefully made, with yellow varnish. "Luigi Bortolotti, 1815," was found stamped on a cither.
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 15, scan 37. Held as more than one scan.
BORTOLOTTI, LUIGI, Milan, 1815.
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Another scan of this book reads the same line with small differences; this is one of the readings.
Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904. Page 757, scan 779.
Bortolotti, L. 1815.
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  • Entries from 4 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely 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

23 other Milan makers have a year in the 1800s. A few of them:

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