Antonio Caruso
Noto, Sicily, 1929–1993
Known as ‘Patovai’. Workshop near the Theatre in Noto from 1944. Many of his violins used in the Naples Conservatoire. Also maker of plucked instruments. — John Dilworth
Biographies
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CARUSO, Antonio Born 1929, died 1993 Noto, Sicily Italy. Known as ‘Patovai’. Workshop near the Theatre in Noto from 1944. Many of his violins used in the Naples Conservatoire. Also maker of plucked instruments.
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