Genoa

40 makers. The earliest year printed is 1690, the latest 1924.

Every maker here has Genoa in a printed line.

1600s

• 1690 Erhard, Paul
  Erhard, Paul. — Genua. 1690

1700s

• 1706 Heel, Martino
  Heel, Martino. — Genua. 1706.
• 1710 to 1760 Calcagni, Bernardo
  CALCAGNI (CALCANIUS), BERNARDO, Genoa, 1710 to 1750.
• 1710 to 1750 Calcani, Bernardo
  Calcani (Calcagni), Bernardo. A maker in Genoa, 1710-50. His instruments are carefully made, on the model of Stradivari, with beautiful golden or orange-red …
• about 1714 Statlee, Anderl
  Statlee, Anderl. Was working in Genoa about 1714. Was a pupil of Girolamo, son of Nicola Amati.
• 1715 Statler, Andree
  Statler, Andree. — Genua. 1715.
• about 1730 Calgagni, Bernardo
  CALGAGNI (Bernardo) — Genoa circa 1730. Stylish make, small pattern. Red varnish, flat model. In some instances he followed Guarnerius and Stradivarius.
• about 1730 Cavalerio, Guiseppe
  CAVALERIO (Guiseppe) — Genoa circa 1730. Good work. Small Production.
• 1737 Cavaleri, Giuseppe
  Cavaleri, Giuseppe. — Genua. — 1737.
• 1740 Pazarini, Antonio
  Pazarini, Antonio. — Genua. 1740.
• 1750 Calcani, B.
  Calcani, B., Genoa—1750.
• 1750 Castello, P.
  Castello, P., Genoa—1750.
• 1750 to 1780 Castello, Paolo
  CASTELLO, PAOLO, Genoa, 1750 to 1780.
• 1750 to 1765 Pizzurno, David
  PIZZURNO, DAVID.—Genoa; circa 1750-65. Specimens scarce. Mediocre work.
• 1750 to 1778 Plani, Agostino de
  PLANI, AGOSTINO DE, Genoa, 1750 to 1778.
• 1758 Molia, Angelo
  Molia, Angelo. — Genua. 1758. 1760.
• 1760 Ansoldo, Rocco
  Ansoldo, Rocco. — Genua. 1760
• about 1760 Gratiani, Joseph
  GRATIANI (Joseph) — Genoa circa 1760. Of little interest.
• 1760 Pizzurmus, David
  PIZZURMUS (Pozzurnus), David. Genoa, 1760.
• about 1760 Pizzurno, Ant
  Pizzurno (Pizzurnius), Ant., lebte um 1760 in Genua.
• 1760 to 1763 Pizzurno, Davide
  PIZZURNO, DAVIDE, Genoa, 1760 to 1763.
• about 1760 Pizzurnus, David
  Pizzurnus (Pozzurnus), David. Working in Genoa about 1760.
• 1762 Gratiani, Giuseppe
  Gratiani, Giuseppe. — Genua. 1762.
• 1762 Pozzurnus, D.
  Pozzurnus, D., Genoa—1762.
• 1770 Cordano, Giacomo Filippo
  Cordano, Giacomo Filippo. — Genua. 1770. 1776.
• about 1770 Cordano, Jacopo-Philippo
  CORDANO (Jacopo-Philippo) — Genoa circa 1770. Very good make. Fine flat model. Red varnish. No 309.
• 1774 Cordano, J. F.
  Cordano, J. F., Genoa—1774.
• about 1774 Cordano, Jacopo Filippo
  CORDANO, Jacopo Filippo. Genoa about 1774.
• 1784 to 1840 Paganini, Nicolò
  Paganini, Nicolò. — Geb. 18. Febr. 1784 in Genua, † in Nizza 27. Mai 1840
• 1796 to 1881 Bianchi, Niccolo
  BIANCHI (Niccolo) — Genoa and Nice 1796-1881. Pupil of Cerutti and Pressenda. Good modern make. See French School.

1800s

• 1810 to 1868 Rocca, Giuseppe Antonio
  ROCCA, GIUSEPPE ANTONIO, Turin, Genoa, b. Alba, about 1810, d. after 1868.
• born 1847 Praga, Eugenio
  Praga, Eugenio. — Genua. Geb. in Casale Monferato 14. April 1847.
• 1854 Rocca, Giuseppe
  Rocca, Giuseppe. — Genua. 1854.
• 1860 Montefiori, Erminio
  Montefiori, Erminio. — Genua. 1860
• about 1880 Rocca, Enrico
  ROCCA (Enrico) — Genoa circa 1880. Son of above-mentioned. Interesting modern make. Fine copies of Guarnerius. Good quality gold-yellow varnish.

1900s

• 1920 Cortese, Andrea
  Cortese, Andrea. — Genua. 1920
• listed 1924 C. R. Wright
  Display advertisement: “C. R. WRIGHT, Violin Maker and Dealer, Genoa, Nebr. A retired farmer. Making violins as a pastime and for love of the work.”

No year printed

• no year Barbieri, R.
  Barbieri (de Barberis), R. — Genua
• no year Plani, Agostino DE.—Genoa
  PLANI, AGOSTINO DE.—Genoa; second half of eighteenth century. Very commonplace work.
• no year Rastelli
  RASTELLI.—Genoa; nineteenth century.

The books that name them

• Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904
• Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922
• Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell, 1928
• An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann, 1925
• Old Violins And Their Makers, James M. Fleming, 1883
• Violin tone and violin makers, 1916
• Old violins, Haweis, 1905
• A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer
• The Violinist's Guide (1924 edition), pp. 48, 51 and 52 — the Pulpaneck, Reichenbacher, Schilbach and Schmitt entries, 1924

Some names appear twice under different spellings. Each is one book's spelling.