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Rinaldi, Benedetto Gioffredo

Turin · 1886

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 77, scan 85.
Rinaldi, Benedetto Gioffredo. Was a pupil and fellow-worker of Pressenda. He was still working in Turin in 1886, but died about five years later. He published: "Classica fabbricazione di violini in Piemonte" (Turin, 1873), which is practically a short biography of Pressenda.
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 77, scan 87.
Rinaldi, Benedetto Gioffredo. Was a pupil and fellow-worker of Pressenda. He was still working in Turin in 1886, but died about five years later. He published: "Classica fabbricazione di violini in Piemonte" (Turin, 1873), which is practically a short biography of Pressenda.
  • Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and we are not sure they mean the same person. That is on hold until somebody settles it.
  • The dates given may belong to more than one person
  • Also on this site as Rinaldi, Gioffredo Benedetto

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.

Same town, same time

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