Giacomo Zanfi
1756–1822
Civil servant, teacher, and amateur luthier. Copied Cassini models. Very good work. Made several double basses Jacobus Zanfi, musicae professor / fecit Mutinae, 1809 / et restauravit 1822 — John Dilworth
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
ZANFI, Giacomo Born 1756, died 1822 Modena Italy. Civil servant, teacher, and amateur luthier. Copied Cassini models. Very good work. Made several double basses Jacobus Zanfi, musicae professor / fecit Mutinae, 1809 / et restauravit 1822
Cecie Stainer+
A maker in Modena about 1756-1822.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Er war Musiklehrer, was er auch auf seinen Zetteln betont. Seiner Arbeit nach, die nicht schlecht ist, dürfte er ein Schüler Cassini’s gewesen sein. Er machte Geigen aller Art und verwendete einen dunkelgelben Lack. Zwei Contrabässe befinden sich in der Sammlung Valdrighi.
Henri Poidras+
Good work. Yellow varnish.
Karel Jalovec+
Modena. Born 1756, died 1822. Good instruments on the pattern of Cassini. He used a good deep yellow or brown varnish. By profession he was a singing master. His instruments are good, contrabasses excellent. Price 12.000 Kc.
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