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Paolo Scarampella

d. 1870

SCARAMPELLA, Paolo b 1805, died 1870 Brescia Italy. Carpenter and amateur instrument maker. — John Dilworth

Biographies

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John Dilworth+

SCARAMPELLA, Paolo b 1805, died 1870 Brescia Italy. Carpenter and amateur instrument maker.

Cecie Stainer+

b. Sept 25, 1803, Brescia; d. April 7, 1870. A carpenter by trade, but made many violins, violoncellos, guitars, and mandolines.

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Obwohl seines Zeichens ein einfacher Zimmermann, machte er doch viele Violinen, Violoncelli, Guitarren und Mandolinen mit beachtenswerthem Geschick.

Karel Jalovec+

Brescia. Born Sept. 25, 1803, d. Apr. 7, 1870, built of good wood low-arched instruments with wide purfling, large scrolls, and applied a good red varnish. He made violins, violas, ‘cellos, guitars and mandolins. The best of them, both in shape and tone, are his ‘cellos. His successors were his sons Giuseppe and Stephano, also good masters. Price 15-20.000 Kc.

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