John Dilworth
RUGERI, Giacinto Born 1661, died 1697 Cremona Italy. Son, pupil, and assistant of Francesco Rugeri, above. Predeceased his father. Very few authenticated works presently known. Generally slighter and more delicate than the work of other family members, with slender extended corners and the scroll a little weaker. Giacinto filio di Francesco / Rugier detto il per 1692 Giacinto filio di Francesco / Ruggieri detto il per 1696
George Hart
Son of Francesco Ruggeri. A Violoncello bearing this label is in the possession of Mr. G. Foster Cooke.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff
Sohn von Francesco R. und dessen Schüler. Auf seinen älteren Zetteln nennt er sich Gio Battista, später aber nur Giacinto und beruft sich dabei darauf, ein Sohn Francesco’s zu sein. Seine Arbeit entspricht seiner Schule; auch er machte hauptsächlich Violoncelli und verwendete allerlei Holzarten. Sein Modell ist breit, ziemlich gewölbt, der Ton sehr gut und der Lack von dunkelbrauner Farbe. Er kommt seinem Vater zwar nicht ganz gleich, ist aber doch sein würdiger Schüler.
Henri Poidras
Son and pupil of Francesco Ruggieri. Excellent work but not quite equal to that of his father. His model is a little more substantial in build and the arching more pronounced. Brown varnish, rather dark and of good quality.
Karel Jalovec
Cremona. 1666 — 1698. Son of Francesco and probably his pupil, for he worked in the same manner as his father, lacking, however, to some extent the latter’s skill. According to Luttgendorff, Giacinto was not identical with Gio Battista, but they were two different violin makers. (We incline to the same opinion, but without definite evidence. Giacinto may have been a nickname. Our efforts to throw more light on the lineage of the Ruggeri and Roggeri families have been hampered by Naziism, war and the unsettled conditions afterwards. We hope, however, to succeed later.) Giacinto Ruggeri built his instruments on a large, broad model with a still higher arching than that designed by his father. The shapely scrolls are rather large, the delicately cut sound-holes longer and more upright than those of his father. The dark-brown varnish he applied is of good quality. He devoted most of his time to the building of ‘cellos which are very good, although they are not finished with such care as those of his father. The tone of his instruments is outstanding. Price 120-160.000 Kc.
