Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

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Lucca

10 makers. The earliest year printed is 1680, the latest 1884.

Every maker here has Lucca in a printed line.

1600s

1700s

  • about 1750 Palma, Paoio
    PALMA (Paoio) — Luca circa 1750. Has made copies of N. Amati but with no great success. Third rate workmanship.
  • about 1760 Palma, Paolo
    Palma, Paolo. Worked in Lucca about 1760.
  • about 1765 Maffei, Lorenzo
    MAFFEI (Lorenzo) — Lucca circa 1765. Graceful instruments. Yellow varnish. Artistic work.

1800s

  • 1816 to 1880 Giovanetti, Leonardo
    GIOVANETTI (Leonardo) — Lucca circa 1816-1880. Work somewhat original but of not great artistic interest.
  • 1816 to 1884 Giovannetti, Leonardo
    Giovannetti, Leonardo. — Lucca. Geb. in Lucca um 1816, † 30. Nov. 1884.
  • 1833 Campetti, Lorenzo
    Campetti, Lorenzo. — Lucca. 1833.
  • 1883 Gentile, Michele
    Gentile, Michele. — Lucca. 1883.

The books that name them

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