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Garani, Michelangelo

Bologna · about 1680 to 1720

Historical maker

Named in 3 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 35, scan 43.
Garani (Garana), Michelangelo. A maker in Bologna about 1680 to 1720. He followed the pattern of Stradivari; his violas were particularly well made, but his instruments, though of sweet tone and careful work, have little value commercially.
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 35, scan 45. Held as more than one scan.
Garani (Garana), Michelangelo. A maker in Bologna about 1680 to 1720. He followed the pattern of Stradivari; his violas were particularly well made, but his instruments, though of sweet tone and careful work, have little value commercially.
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Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 251, scan 275.
GARANI (Garana), Michelangelo. A maker in Bologna about 1680 to 1720; small value.
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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. 3 more Garani pages under G.

Same town, same time

16 other Bologna makers have a year in the 1600s. A few of them:

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