| Builders Alphabetical List
These are photos that I have collected over the years on the internet. The information about each is often very limited. I have had to rely on the spelling of others taken from Italian labels, often torn, dirty, or partly missing. So, it is possible that some of the instruments are in fact by the same maker, even though I may have attributed it to a name spelt a little differently. Any thoughts or extra information would be very useful. |
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FRATELLI Carlo et Felice DARDELLI, Naples |
Luigi d'Ancora |
Enrico d'Antonio |
Benedetto D'Arrigo |
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de Cesolari |
Fratelli de Falco |
Salvatore de Falco, Naples |
Giovanni de Megli?? Naples |
Giovanni de Meglio, Naples |
V de Meglio, Naples |
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Vincenzo Desiato, Naples |
Ferdinando Devenuti, Rome |
Pasquale d'Isanto & Pasquale Angara |
Rafaele Disantino |
Salvatore Dolcetta |
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de Santis |
di Pietro |
Francesco Donadoni |
Luigi Dorigo, Naples |
D'Orso |
Luigi Mario Dosio, Naples |
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E Durro |
La Divina |
Durusta (italian made apparently for export to France) |
Duretta?? |
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Emanuele Egildo |
Luigi Embergher, Rome |
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Pietro Esparza, Naples |
Pascle & Gaetano Esposito, Naples (students of Vinaccia) (thanks to Noud) |
Rafaele Esposito, Naples |
Francesco & Ricardo Estela, Catania |
Estudiantina (factory founded 1872) Catania, also Milan & Naples |
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Etna Catania |
Luigi Euvingino, Naples and Milan |
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Fabrini & Figli |
Fratelli de Falco, Naples |
F Falsami, Naples (composite photo) |
Arturo Farini, Naples |
Farini & Figl. |
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Fattosecundo, Catania |
Emanuele de Fazie, Taranto |
Pasquale Febraro, Naples |
Luigi Fenga, Catania |
Luigi Fenga was a luthier in Catania around the turn of the 19-20th century . He was born in 1866. He also built violins and guitars. He worked in Paris, London, Rome and Naples prior to setting up shop in Catania. He died in 1939. | ?
Fernanda, Naples |
Fratelli Ferrari, Michele, Giuseppe and Vincenzo, Catania/Naples |
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Giuseppe Ferrari, Naples |
Ermenegildo Ferrari, Naples |
Francesco Ferretti & Figli, Naples |
F. Fidelio, Naples |
Luigi Filippo |
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Florentina, Naples |
Paolo Fonzetti, Naples |
Gentile Forasassi, Naples |
Carlo Foreri
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Fratelli Fornasari, Bologna |
Luca Foti, Catania |
Foti & Reina, Catania |
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Foveri |
Fratelli Frassinari
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Francesco, Catania
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Fratelli Frati, Naples |
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Raphael Galli, Naples (Student of Fratelli Umberto) |
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Gabrielli |
Joseph & Antonius Gagliani |
Luigi Gagliani |
Vincenzo Gagliano & Figl., Naples |
A. Galiano
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Giacchino Gallesi, Rome
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Torielli Galliano, Naples |
Giuseppe Gandolfi, Naples
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Garantte,
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Frederico Gardelli, Naples |
R Garelli, Naples
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Francesco Gargano, Naples |
Giuseppe Gargano, Catania |
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Garibaldi, Naples (student of Vinaccia) |
Gariglio |
Giuseppe Seraphiono Garnotti, Naples |
G Garofalo, (student of Calace) Naples |
Garozzo, Catania (thanks to Jim Garber) |
Matteo Gazzelloni, |
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Fratelli di Gennaro, Rome (students of Vinaccia) |
L. Genovesi, Catania |
Luigi Geronimo |
Adolfo Giancinti, (mandola) |
P. Giacomelli
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Salvatore Giammona, Catania (thanks to Herbert Huttmeir)
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J. Giannicolo
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Giannini
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Giardino
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Giovanni
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Adolfo Giuliani, Naples |
Il Globo |
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Francesco Gobetti, Naples
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Enrico Goldini
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E. A. Granato |
Antonio Grauso, Naples & New York
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G. Grandini, made in Italy & Vosges for JTL France |
Graziella, Naples
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Carmello Grillo
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Luciano Grimaldi, Catania
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Lucian Grimaldi 1891-1960
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Gualtiero Grossi
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Carmello Impellizzeri, Catania.
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Giuseppe Idelicato, Catania. |
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