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Giovanni Battista Zanoli

worked 1716–1757

Rarely seen work, slightly Germanic in style and not of equal quality to that of his son, Giacomo, below. Joannes Baptista Zanola / Verona 17.. Joannes Baptista Zanoli / in Verona 1737 — John Dilworth

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John Dilworth+

ZANOLI, Giovanni Battista Worked circa. 1716-1757 Verona Italy. Rarely seen work, slightly Germanic in style and not of equal quality to that of his son, Giacomo, below. Joannes Baptista Zanola / Verona 17.. Joannes Baptista Zanoli / in Verona 1737

Cecie Stainer+

A maker in Verona about 1730; his instruments are roughly finished, they are not arched, and suggest German work. Label: “ Joannes Baptista Zanoli, Verona, 17—.”

George Hart+

Flat model; rough workmanship; German character. Joannes Baptista Zanola, Verona, 17—

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Mittelmässiger Geigenmacher, dessen rohe Arbeit wenig Italienisches an sich hat. Er wendet ein ziemlich flaches Modell an und hat einen schlechten Lack.

Henri Poidras+

Work more German than Italian. Flat model.

Karel Jalovec+

Venice, Verona. Instruments known from 1720 on. A very assiduous master who worked very carefully on various models. His instruments are noted for their flat arching, oval scrolls, and small, not always uniform, sound-holes. Good tone; brown-yellow varnish.

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