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Gargnano

GARGNONO Label seen in a cello cited by Vannes, possibly fictitious. ‘Gargnono’ refers to the village near Salò where the father of Gaspar da Salò is said to have lived and ‘Heredes’ means his successor. It is significant that none of the early Brescian makers dated their work. Heredes q Gasparo / G\u{2026} — John Dilworth

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John Dilworth+

GARGNONO Label seen in a cello cited by Vannes, possibly fictitious. ‘Gargnono’ refers to the village near Salò where the father of Gaspar da Salò is said to have lived and ‘Heredes’ means his successor. It is significant that none of the early Brescian makers dated their work. Heredes q Gasparo / Gargnono de Salodio, 1621

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