Genoa · 1750 to 1780
Historical maker
Named in 3 books.
What the books printed
Cremona, London: Robert Cocks & Co., 1894. p. 29.
As printed on this page: "48. CASTELLO, Paolo. Genoa, 1750. Some good violoncellos, made in the Amati style, exist."
The Fiddle Fancier's Guide, James M. Fleming. Haynes, Foucher & Co., 1892. Scan 58. Held as more than one scan.
Castello, Paolo, Genoa, 1750. Poor work.
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.
CASTELLO, PAOLO, Genoa, 1750 to 1780.
- Entries from 3 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
28 other Genoa makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:
- 1750 Calcani, B.
- 1750 Castello, P.
- 1750 to 1765 Pizzurno, David
- 1750 to 1778 Plani, Agostino de
- 1758 Molia, Angelo
- 1760 Ansoldo, Rocco