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Gagliano, Raffaele

Naples · b. about 1790, d. 1857

Historical maker

Named in 3 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. p. 33.
As printed on this page: "Gagliano, Raffaele and Antonio, sons of Giovanni, grandsons of Nicola. The dates of births are unknown; Raffaele d. Dec. 9, 1857, and Antonio June 27, 1860. They worked together in Naples, but their instruments are inferior. After a few years they confined themselves to manufacturing strings, their factory becoming one of the best in Italy."
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. p. 33.
As printed on this page: "Gagliano, Raffaele and Antonio, sons of Giovanni, grandsons of Nicola. The dates of births are unknown; Raffaele d. Dec. 9, 1857, and Antonio June 27, 1860. They worked together in Naples, but their instruments are inferior. After a few years they confined themselves to manufacturing strings, their factory becoming one of the best in Italy."
An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 25, scan 47. Held as more than one scan.
GAGLIANO, RAFFAELE, Naples, b. about 1790, d. 1857. A son of Giovanni who worked most of the time in partnership with his brother Antonio. The color of his violins was brown, and the workmanship of an ordinary character.
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  • 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. 31 more Gagliano pages under G.

Same town, same time

73 other Naples makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

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