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Guarnerius, Pietro I

born 1655

As printed

  1. An encyclopedia of the violin (1925)

    As printed on this page: “GUARNERIUS, PIETRO I GIOVANNI, Cremona, Mantua, b. Cremona, 1655, d. after 1728. First son of Andreas Guarnerius. Came to Mantua in 1680 and returned to Cremona in 1698. He was a pupil of the Amati, but his fat…”

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  2. Biographical dictionary of musicians : with a bibliography of English writings on music (1886)

    As printed on this page: “GUARNERIUS (Pietro). Italian violin-maker, worked at Cremona, 1690-1728. Son of Andreas.”

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  3. Dictionary of Violin makers (1928)

    GUARNERIUS (Pietro I) — Cremona and Mantua 1655-1728.

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    1. FF were placed lower than usual and very open. For the violins the wood was particularly well selected, with a close grain. Orange and gilt-yellow varnish, very fine and supple. He made instruments of different models, generally small and narrow in the chest. Edges curving up, narrow and long corners. No 239.
    3. GUARNERIUS (Pietro I) — Cremona and Mantua 1655-1728.
    4. Born in Cremona. Eldest son and pupil of Andrea. When he was 25, he left his father's workshops to establish himself at Mantua. He is supposed to have worked at Venice where, presumably, he died in the year 1728. His instruments, generally a little arched and adorned with a thick red or transparent brown-yellow varnish, are excellent in quality of tone, but lack in volume, the tables not always having the necessary thickness. The model is fine and large, the sound holes also being large. The scroll, broadly treated, is original. Corners gracefully elongated. Very regular purfling. Guarnerius scroll. No 241.
    6. GUARNERIUS (Pietro II) — Cremona and Venice 1695-1760.

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Places and dates of work
GUARNERIUS (Pietro I) — Cremona and Mantua 1655-1728. reported1
Places and dates of work
As printed on this page: “GUARNERIUS, PIETRO I GIOVANNI, Cremona, Mantua, b. Cremona, 1655, d. after 1728. First son of Andreas Guarnerius. Came to Mantua in 1680 and returned to Cremona in 1698. He was a pupil of the Amati, but his fat…” reported1
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Born 1655. As printed in the cited source: “GUARNERIUS, PIETRO I GIOVANNI, Cremona, Mantua, b. Cremona, 1655” reported1
Places and dates of work
As printed on this page: “GUARNERIUS, PIETRO I GIOVANNI, Cremona, Mantua, b. Cremona, 1655, d. after 1728. First son of Andreas Guarnerius. Came to Mantua in 1680 and returned to Cremona in 1698. He was a pupil of the Amati, but his fat…” reported1
Places and dates of work
As printed on this page: “GUARNERIUS (Pietro). Italian violin-maker, worked at Cremona, 1690-1728. Son of Andreas.” reported1

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  1. Arnold Sewell, Dictionary of Violin makers (1928). archive.org, dictionaryofviol0000arno. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol0000arno.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  2. Alberto Bachmann, An encyclopedia of the violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7.machine textcited for 2 linessource record

    p. 29

  3. Alberto Bachmann, An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_u1d5. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_u1d5.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  4. Brown, James Duff, 1862-1914, Biographical dictionary of musicians : with a bibliography of English writings on music (Paisley, London: A. Gardner, 1886). archive.org, cu31924022287423. https://archive.org/details/cu31924022287423.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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