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Violin Maker
Franco Albanelli
Italy, Parma
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.Read more
Short Bio
Full Name: Franco Albanelli
Highlights
New making style: New
Credentials
Master Maker
Pupil of Gaetano Pollastri
Won several medals
Awards
Gold medal, Bagnacavallo, Italy, c.1960
Locally making
Italy, Parma
Maker Background
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 the 1960s. Albanelli primarily produced instruments with a red and orange varnish. He died in San Lazzaro di Savena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in 2007.