Full Description
This violin was made on a personal model, inspired by Gaetano Pollastri. The one-piece back and ribs are of narrow flamed maple. Similar wood was used for the scroll. The top plate is made of medium-grain spruce
Franco Albanelli, 1998
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Parma, Italy — 1998
Available Now€15,500
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Full Description
This violin was made on a personal model, inspired by Gaetano Pollastri. The one-piece back and ribs are of narrow flamed maple. Similar wood was used for the scroll. The top plate is made of medium-grain spruce
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Parma, Italy, Italian
A pupil of Gaetano Pollastri; his work is closely related to the Gaetano Pollastri model and style. Franco Albanelli’s entire work comprises only 40 instruments. Franco Albanelli was born on the 25th of August 1933 in Castel San Pietro Terme, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. His workmanship has always shown a clear inspiration to the Pollastri style. He made not more than 40 instruments, primarily violins, but included a few violas and violoncellos and won a Gold medal in Bagnacavallo, Italy, in…
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