Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Castagneri, Gian Paolo

Paris · 1638 to 1665

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

What the books printed

The Fiddle Fancier's Guide, James M. Fleming. Haynes, Foucher & Co., 1892. Scan 58. Held as more than one scan.
Castagneri, Gian Paolo. An Italian maker who settled in Paris, and whose violins appear to be remarkably rare and of mediocre quality to boot.
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Another scan of this book reads the same line with small differences; this is one of the readings.
An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 17, scan 39. Held as more than one scan.
CASTAGNERI, GIAN PAOLO, Paris, 1638 to 1665.
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  • Entries from 2 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. 1 more Castagneri page under C.

Same town, same time

34 other Paris makers have a year in the 1600s. A few of them:

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