Giuseppe Ornati - (1887 in

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near Milan – 1965 in

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). Considered to be one of the greatest violin makers of his time, he trained as a carpenter and then received the first notions of violin making from the amateur maker Carlo Moneta. Towards 1903, he went to work at the workshop of

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, where he stayed for some years working alongside

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. Distinguished from the outset by the skill and precision of his work, he made many instruments and carried out repairs for Bisiach until 1919, by which time he already had his own workshop. A prize-winner at the competition of

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in 1920 and in numerous exhibitions, he taught at the violin-making school in

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from 1961 to 1963. His production is characterized by accuracy and elegance.La Liuteria Lombarda del '900 - Roberto Codazzi, Cinzia Manfredini 2002

References

* * * *Worked at Milan 1915. Gold medals at Rome (1923), and Milan (1924).

External links

*La Liuteria Italiana / Italian Violin Making in the 1800s and 1900s - Umberto Azzolina * *La Liuteria Lombarda del '900 - Roberto Codazzi, Cinzia Manfredini 2002 *Dictionary of 20th Century Italian Violin Makers -

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Liuteria Parmense
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Giuseppe Ornati Milan 1921 scroll.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ornati, Giuseppe 1887 births 1965 deaths People from the Province of Milan Italian luthiers