Anagni School
Carlo Arnoldi
Anagni, b. c.1764
1790-1810 Rome Italy. Ordinary workmanship. Instruments reported to have the names of more illustrious makers inserted, but by whose hand cannot be said, although most sources name Arnoldi himself as the culprit. Lebet reports that he also made harpsichords. Henley has him listed twice, as ‘Arlodi’ \u{2026} — John Dilworth
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
ARNOLDI, Carlo Born circa. 1764, Worked Anagni & c.1790-1810 Rome Italy. Ordinary workmanship. Instruments reported to have the names of more illustrious makers inserted, but by whose hand cannot be said, although most sources name Arnoldi himself as the culprit. Lebet reports that he also made harpsichords. Henley has him listed twice, as ‘Arlodi’ and ‘Arnoldi, Carlo’ of Rome given slightly earlier dates. Lebet follows this.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Ein Meister dritten Ranges, der statt seinem eigenen, häufiger fremde Zettel in seine Geigen geklebt haben soll.
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