Luigi Guzzi
Brescia
GUZZI, Luigi c.1540 Brescia Italy. Vannes cites a high-arched cello, primitive work with pearwood head, one piece poplar back, and soundholes recalling Pellegrino. No archival record of such a maker has so far emerged. Genuine Brescian work of this period is generally not dated. — John Dilworth
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GUZZI, Luigi c.1540 Brescia Italy. Vannes cites a high-arched cello, primitive work with pearwood head, one piece poplar back, and soundholes recalling Pellegrino. No archival record of such a maker has so far emerged. Genuine Brescian work of this period is generally not dated. Guzzi Luigi S. Savino. Fecit Bresciae / anno 1540
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